The soft, light-colored wood of any species of linden. It is used in making crates and boxes, in carving, and in millwork.
[bass, linden bark (alteration of bast) + wood1.]
lin·den (lĭn'dən) n. Any of various deciduous shade trees of the genus Tilia having heart-shaped leaves, drooping cymose clusters of yellowish, often fragrant flowers, and peduncles united into a large lingulate bract. Also called basswood, lime2.
[Middle English, made of linden wood, from Old English, from lind, linden.]