Basswood

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Basswood \Bass"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
     The bass ({Tilia}) or its wood; especially, {Tilia
     Americana}. See {Bass}, the lime tree.
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           All the bowls were made of basswood,


           White and polished very smoothly.        --Longfellow.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  basswood
       n 1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used
            in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
            [syn: {linden}]
       2: any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with
          heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of
          yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable
          timber [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {lime}, {lime tree}]