basswood

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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the North American lime or linden tree, Tilia americana.

See: whitewood(def. 2)

Quotations

1795

I was amused by observing . . . the bass wood, the varieties of white and black oak. . . .

1965

They are most numerous in swampy areas and consist mainly of soft maple, elm, black ash, as well as some basswood. . . .