Meanings
plural basswoods
- USAny of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsoft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
nounany 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From bass (“fibrous inner bark”) + wood.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian американска липа
- американска липаlinden tree
Finnish lehmus
- lehmuslinden tree
French bois de tilleul
- bois de tilleulwood from a linden tree
German Linde, Linde
- Lindelinden tree
- Lindewood from a linden tree
- Lindenholzwood from a linden tree
Greek φλαμουριά, φλαμούρι
- φλαμουριά (flamouriá)linden tree
- φλαμούρι (flamoúri)linden tree
Irish teileog Mheiriceá
- teileog Mheiriceálinden tree
Polish lipa
- lipalinden tree
Romanian tei
- teilinden tree
Russian американская ли́па
- американская ли́па (amerikanskaja lípa)linden tree
Spanish tilo
- tilolinden tree
Cite this entry
basswood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basswood
“basswood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basswood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basswood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basswood.
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