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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)