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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basswood::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree |
| Type of | tree |
| Has types | american lime, american basswood, silver lime, silver linden, small-leaved lime, small-leaved linden, tilia americana, tilia cordata, tilia heterophylla, tilia japonica, tilia tomentosa, white basswood, cottonwood, japanese lime, japanese linden |
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Taking months to complete, the intricate work came out of one block of basswood.
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They are generally called lime in Britain and linden or basswood in North America.
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Basswood is the standby material for carving fish, just as with duck decoys.
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He expects it will take him 100 to 150 hours to build Oshichi from basswood.
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An exceptional carving, The Miner's basswood muscles flex as he drills into hard rock.
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Examples of this kind of wood are basswood, birch, buckeye, maple, poplar, and willow.
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With a circumference of more than 21 feet, it is the largest basswood known in the state.
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Mr. Renner uses a knife to rough a smallmouth bass out of basswood.
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It is known in the trade as basswood, particularly in North America.
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- Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
- Linden: 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
- Tilia is a genus of about 30 species of trees, native throughout most of the temperate Northern Hemisphere, in Asia (where the greatest species diversity is found), Europe and eastern North America; it is not native to western North America. ...
- Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood
- A relatively cheap timber of the Poplar Species harvested in China or U.S.A.
- A light weight wood similar to Alder. Many of the Squier Strats and Teles are made with Basswood. It has a bright tone with good attack and is easy to work with.
- UpWood widely regarded as the premier wood type for horizontal blinds because of its light weight and fine grain.
- Pale wood with a fine, straight, grain. It's harder than balsa but softer than hardwoods like cherry, making it suitable for building miniature furniture with a minimum of equipment - pieces for 1:48 scale furniture are easily cut with a hobby knife. It comes from North American linden trees. ...
- Harder than balsa wood, basswood is a fairly light-weight, tight-grained wood that is often used in model construction.
