"limewood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limewoods [plural]
Etymology: From lime² (ultimately from Old English lind) + wood. Etymology templates: {{l|ang|lind}} lind, {{compound|en|lime² (ultimately from Old English lind)|wood}} lime² (ultimately from Old English lind) + wood Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} limewood (usually uncountable, plural limewoods)
  1. (UK) The wood from the lime tree or linden tree. Tags: UK, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Woods Synonyms: basswood, linden wood Translations (wood from a lime tree or linden tree): bois de tilleul [masculine] (French), Linde [feminine] (German), Lindenholz [neuter] (German)

Inflected forms

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