basswood
Americannoun
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any tree of the genus Tilia, especially T. americana, the American linden, having drooping branches and large, toothed, ovate leaves.
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the wood of a linden.
noun
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Sometimes shortened to: bass. any of several North American linden trees, esp Tilia americana
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the soft light-coloured wood of any of these trees, used for furniture
Etymology
Origin of basswood
Example Sentences
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Rather like an orthopedic pin for a broken bone, a made-to-measure basswood “implant” was then inserted into each crack.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Among them: red maple, red oak, basswood and ironwood.
From Scientific American • May 5, 2023
They soaked basswood in a solution of hydrogen peroxide, which chops normally long lignin molecules into small fragments.
From Science Magazine • May 23, 2019
His heads are made of basswood, the soft, sap-free trunk of the linden tree.
From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2019
She can catch fish with a thorn hook and a line of braided basswood, and she knows the wild edible plants.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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