basswood

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basswood

  • /ˈbæswʊd/

Rhymes with -æswʊd

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From bass (“fibrous inner bark”) + wood.

noun basswoods

  1. US Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.

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noun linden tree

Españoltilo
DeutschLinde
Ελληνικάφλαμουριά flamouriá, φλαμούρι flamoúri
Românătei
Русскийамериканская ли́па amerikanskaja lípa

noun wood from a linden tree

Françaisbois de tilleul
DeutschLinde, Lindenholz

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@misc{basswood_2026,
  title = {basswood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basswood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}