Dictionary Definition
linden
Noun
1 soft light-colored wood of any of various
linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and
millwork [syn: basswood]
2 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
[syn: linden tree,
basswood, lime, lime
tree]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English linden. The noun developed from the adjective.Pronunciation
- /'lɪn.dən/, /"lIn.d@n/
Adjective
- made of lime-wood
Noun
Translations
tree
- Hungarian: hársfa
- Polish: lipa
- Russian: липа
wood
- Hungarian: hársfa
- Polish: lipa
- Russian: липа
- ttbc Bosnian: lipa
- ttbc Dutch: linde
- ttbc Esperanto: tilio
- ttbc Estonian: pärn
- ttbc French: tilleul
- ttbc Old English: lind
- ttbc Serbian:
- ttbc Slovene: lipa
- ttbc Spanish: tilo
- ttbc Portuguese: tilia
Old English
Pronunciation
/'lɪnden/Adjective
linden- made of lime-wood
Extensive Definition
Linden is one of three English names for a genus
of trees, Tilia, also known as
lime and basswood.
Linden is also widely used as a place name, very
often being a place where linden trees grow:
- Linden, New South Wales, a village in the Blue Mountains, Australia
- Linden, Belgium, a town in the municipality of Lubbeek, Flemish Brabant
- Linden, Alberta, Canada
- Linden, Nova Scotia, Canada
- in Germany:
- Linden, Hesse, a town in the district of Gießen, Hesse
- Linden, Kaiserslautern, a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Linden, Westerwaldkreis, a municipality in the district Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Linden, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein
- Linden, a district of Hanover
- Linden, Guyana
- Linden, Netherlands
- Linden, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
- Linden, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Bern
- In the United States of America:
Other uses
- Linden (CTA), a rapid transit station in Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A
- Linden Recordings, a record label
- Linden Lab, creators of Second Life
- Trevor Linden, Canadian ice hockey player
- Hal Linden, U.S. actor
- Maarten van der Linden, Dutch rower
- Linden J., Estancia basketball player
See also
- Lynden, Washington
- Lindon, Utah
- Unter den Linden (literally, "Under the Linden Trees"), a famous boulevard in Berlin
linden in Bosnian: Lipa (čvor)
linden in Czech: Lípa
linden in German: Linden
linden in Esperanto: Linden
linden in French: Linden
linden in Korean: 보리수
linden in Croatian: Lipa
linden in Dutch: Linden
linden in Japanese: 菩提樹
linden in Polish: Linden
linden in Volapük: Linden
linden in Chinese: 林登