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SILVER LINDEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silver linden mean?
• SILVER LINDEN (noun)
The noun SILVER LINDEN has 1 sense:
1. large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Familiarity information: SILVER LINDEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
silver lime; silver linden; Tilia tomentosa
Hypernyms ("silver linden" is a kind of...):
basswood; lime; lime tree; linden; linden tree (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)
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