Definition of Tilia. Meaning of Tilia. Synonyms of Tilia

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Definition of Tilia

Tilia
Tilia Til"i*a, n. [L., linden. Cf. Teil.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, the lindens, the type of the family Tiliace[ae], distinguished by the winglike bract coalescent with the peduncle, and by the indehiscent fruit having one or two seeds. There are about twenty species, natives of temperate regions. Many species are planted as ornamental shade trees, and the tough fibrous inner bark is a valuable article of commerce. Also, a plant of this genus.
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Tiliaceous Til`i*a"ceous, a. [OE. tilia the linden tree.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Tiliace[ae]) of which the linden (Tilia) is the type. The order includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the jute.
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Basswood Bass"wood`, n. (Bot.) The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree. All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly. --Longfellow.

Meaning of Tilia from wikipedia

- Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. In the British Isles, they are commonly...
- Tilia americana is a species of tree in the family Malvaceae, native to eastern North America, from southeast Manitoba east to New Brunswick, southwest...
- Tilia cordata (small-leaved lime, occasionally littleleaf linden or small-leaved linden) is a species of Tilia native to much of Europe. It is found from...
- Tilia platyphyllos (large-leaved lime or large-leaved linden) is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae (Tiliaceae). It is a deciduous tree...
- Tilia tomentosa, known as silver linden in the US and silver lime in the UK, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southeastern...
- Tilia × europaea, generally known as the common lime (British Isles) or common linden, is a naturally occurring hybrid between Tilia cordata (small-leaved...
- names for the tree genus Tilia (also known as lime and b****wood). Several of the common names for species within the genus Tilia have "linden" in their...
- Tilia miqueliana is a species of linden. In ****an, Tilia miqueliana is among hibakujumoku plants. "Database of Hibaku Jumoku Atomic-Bombed Trees of Hiroshima"...
- Tilia caroliniana Mill. is a species of tree in the family Malvaceae native to the southern and south-eastern states of the U.S., and Mexico. T. caroliniana...
- of several species of the genus Tilia: Tilia americana, American b****wood Tilia caroliniana, Carolina b****wood Tilia heterophylla, white b****wood B****wood...
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