Definition of LINDEN

linden

Meanings

Plural: lindens

Noun

  • soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
  • 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
  • Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.
  • The soft wood of such trees.

Adj

  • Made of lime-wood.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.

Synonyms

basswood, lime, lime tree, linden tree

Scrabble Score: 7

linden is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
linden is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
linden is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

linden is a valid Words With Friends word