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Meanings of linden in English

Portuguese
til
Catalan
tell

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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Usage of linden in English
1
The two symmetrical linden trees were the proudest things in the garden.
The Song of the Lark
2
Since olden times, the linden tree had been considered a holy tree.
The hangman's daughter
3
Licorice root, perhaps, or linden flowers added later, after it was boiled.
The Shelters of Stone
4
The sun gilded the linden tops, already seared by the Autumn frosts.
Marie; a story of Russian love
5
Upon the sand the legions raised their standards and shining linden shields.
Codex Junius 11
6
The white light of a bright cloud spears sharply through the linden-trees.
Men, Women and Ghosts
7
The leaves of the linden-trees chuckled overhead, rubbing their palms together spitefully.
The Red Axe
8
A tough network of roots spread from the linden in all directions.
The hangman's daughter
9
In spring, I find nettles for soups and linden leaves for salads.
The Guardian
10
My life is no more precious to me than those linden leaves.
A Hungarian Nabob
11
The cloak they tied to two strong linden spears, making a litter.
The coming of the dragon
12
Could one ever pay for the health recovered there under the linden-trees?
La Grenadiere
13
The famous honey of Lithuania in Russia is the product of the linden.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
14
It is Rosemount; there are the roses and the linden trees.
Gritli's Children
15
From the acorn is developed the oak, never the pine or the linden.
The American Republic: Its Constitution, Tendencies, and Destiny
16
Under the spread of oak and linden and acacia the tables are arranged.
New Tabernacle Sermons
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Translations for linden
Portuguese
tiltíliatilia
Linden through the time
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