Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun basswood

2 senses of basswood

Sense 1
basswood, linden -- (soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 2
linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime 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)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)