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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the North American lime or linden tree, Tilia americana.
See: basswood
Quotations
1783
. . . the woods in general are maple, bass, hickory, ash, elm. . . .
1858
He observed that the cedars . . . became less numerous, and were succeeded by bass and soft maple.