Linden

Heart-leaved shade tree

Linden is a deciduous tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellowish flowers, prized for shade and ornamental planting.

The wood is soft and pale, favored for carving.

Linden tea, brewed from the dried flowers, is a traditional European remedy for colds and anxiety.

Also called lime tree (British) or basswood (American).

The avenue was lined with ancient lindens.

tree

basswood

Soft-wooded North American tree

shade tree · bee tree · carving wood · canopy · ornamental · street tree · bark · leafy · sapling · arborist

place

Berlin

Germany's largest city

avenue · neighborhood · German cities · town name · surname · municipality · boulevard · district · locale · address

woodworking

carving

Shaping by cutting away

musical instruments · piano keys · veneer · furniture · turning · fine texture · model making · puppetry · Pinocchio · sculpture

herbal

tisane

Herbal infusion beverage

nervine · infusion · dried flowers · herbal remedy · anxiety relief · sedative · folk medicine · soothing · chamomile · honey

Categories
Opposites
tree type/botanical contrast

Lindencactus

Spiny desert plant

palm · conifer · evergreen · Joshua tree · baobab

wood properties

Lindenironwood

Tree with extremely dense wood

ebony · hickory · teak · rosewood · oak

Phrases
Family

lindens

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G