any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana American linden or T. europaea European linden, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
the soft, light, white wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses, boxes, etc.
1570–80; noun use of obsolete linden (adj.) of the lime tree, Middle English, Old English. See lime 3, -en 2
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The wood is linden, and wasn’t native to Egypt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
As for herbal teas, Ziata recommended Steven Smith Teamaker’s Meadow blend, which includes golden Egyptian chamomile flowers, hyssop, Cape rooibos, rose petals and linden flowers.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
When finished, each skinny routed channel also became a precise template for carving a narrow piece of fresh basswood — the American equivalent of European linden — of exactly the same dimensions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
The samples included DNA from threatened species such as hedgehogs and songbirds; ash, linden, and oak trees; and crops such as wheat and cabbage.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 5, 2023
The linden and the oak grew from one trunk.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
When Katrina Linden moved into an apartment in her early 20s after graduating from college, she assumed renting would be temporary and eventually she’d own a home.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Linden moved about seven times in nine years around the Sacramento area.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They “didn’t want to stop,” said Sammy Linden, assistant director of teen girls, adding that the teens played until about 10 p.m. when she had to cut it short for bedtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Passing sentence at Falkirk Sheriff Court, Sheriff Christopher Shead also placed Linden on the sex offenders register.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
They made their way up and down Unter den Linden, where the sidewalks were jammed with foreign visitors and provincial Germans, more than a million of whom had poured into the city in recent days.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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