linden Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
    basswood.
  2. noun 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
    linden tree; lime tree; basswood; lime.

WordNet

Lin"den noun
Etymology
Orig. an adj. from lind linden tree, AS. lind; akin to D. & G. linde, OHG. linta, Icel., Sw., & Dan. lind. Cf. Lime linden.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) A handsome tree (Tilia Europæa), having cymes of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe. (b) In America, the basswood, or Tilia Americana.

Webster 1913