"basswood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæswʊd/ Forms: basswoods [plural]
Etymology: From bass + wood. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bass|wood}} bass + wood Head templates: {{en-noun}} basswood (plural basswoods)
  1. (US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Mallow family plants Translations (linden tree): американска липа (Bulgarian), lehmus (Finnish), Linde [feminine] (German), φλαμουριά (flamouriá) [feminine] (Greek), φλαμούρι (flamoúri) [neuter] (Greek), teileog Mheiriceá [feminine] (Irish), lipa [feminine] (Polish), tei [masculine] (Romanian), американская ли́па (amerikanskaja lípa) [feminine] (Russian), tilo [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (wood from a linden tree): bois de tilleul [masculine] (French), Linde [feminine] (German), Lindenholz [neuter] (German)

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      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Linde"
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