American linden

American  

noun

1. linden1

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Etymology

Origin of American linden

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

The American linden sways nonplussed by the storm, a bounce here, a shimmy there, just shaking like music left over from the night’s end wafting into the avenues before sleep.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

THE basswood, or American linden, is a rather tall tree with a broad, round-topped crown.

From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.

American linden Bean-caper family Bigonia family Black haw Black jack or Barren oak Black locust Black walnut Black willow Blue lupine.

From Texas Honey Plants by Sanborn, C. E.

Flowers of the American linden A kindly tree is this linden, or lime, or basswood, to give it all its common names.

From Getting Acquainted with the Trees by McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace)

The American linden or basswood is a stately spreading tree reaching one hundred and twenty feet in height and a trunk diameter of four feet.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen