* * *
Universalium. 2010.
linden family — noun chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia • Syn: ↑Tiliaceae, ↑family Tiliaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member… … Useful english dictionary
linden family — lin′den fam ily n. pln a family, Tiliaceae, of trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, with simple leaves, fibrous bark, fragrant flowers, and dry woody fruit: includes the basswood, jute, and linden … From formal English to slang
linden — /lin deuhn/, n. 1. any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana (American linden) or T. europaea (European linden), having fragrant yellowish white flowers and heart shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Cf. linden family. 2. the… … Universalium
linden — noun Etymology: Middle English, made of linden wood, from Old English, from lind linden tree; probably akin to Old English līthe gentle more at lithe Date: 1577 1. any of a genus (Tilia of the family Tiliaceae, the linden family) of deciduous… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Tiliaceae — noun chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia • Syn: ↑Tiliaceae, ↑linden family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member… … Useful english dictionary
Family Album, U.S.A. — Family Album, U.S.A. is a 1991 book and later a television course teaching English on an example of American everyday life. Released by Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group. Written by George Lefferts. Directed by Jo Anne Sedwick and… … Wikipedia
Linden (town), Wisconsin — Linden is a town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 873 at the 2000 census. The Village of Linden is located within the town. GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 60.7… … Wikipedia
Linden Place — is a historic house museum in Bristol, Rhode Island that was home to the Colts and DeWolfs, one of the largest slave trading families in the United States.The house was built in 1810 by Russell Warren for the seafarer and general, George DeWolf … Wikipedia
linden — [lin′dən] n. [ME, adj. < OE < lind, linden, akin to Ger linde: popularized as n. via Ger linden, pl. of linde: prob. < IE base * lento , flexible, yielding > LITHE] BASSWOOD adj. designating a family (Tiliaceae) of chiefly tropical,… … English World dictionary
Linden Hall — is a former mansion house at Longhorsley. Northumberland which is now operated as a hotel and country club. The Hall has Grade II listed building status.In about 1806 Charles William Bigge, a successful Newcastle banker, bought an estate of… … Wikipedia
