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• linden
  linden

  noun

  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.
• Linden
  Linden

  noun

  a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.

linden

¹ American  

[lin-duhn] / ˈlɪn dən /

noun

1. 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.

2. the soft, light, white wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses, boxes, etc.

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Linden ² American  

[lin-duhn] / ˈlɪn dən /

noun

1. a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.

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linden British  

/ ˈlɪndən /

noun

1. any of various tiliaceous deciduous trees of the N temperate genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves and small fragrant yellowish flowers: cultivated for timber and as shade trees See also lime 3 basswood

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Etymology

Origin of linden

1570–80; noun use of obsolete linden (adj.) of the lime tree, Middle English, Old English. See lime ³, -en ²