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teil

[ teel ]
/ til /

noun

Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.

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Origin of teil

1350–1400; <Middle French (Old French til); replacing Middle English tilia<Latin tilia linden

Words nearby teil

teichopsia, Teide, te igitur, teiglach, teiid, teil, Teilhard de Chardin, teind, Teisserenc de Bort, Tejano, Tejo
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