Basswood \Bass"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
   The bass ({Tilia}) or its wood; especially, {Tilia  Americana}. See {Bass}, the lime tree.
   
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         All the bowls were made of basswood,
         White and polished very smoothly.        --Longfellow.
   
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basswood
     n 1: soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used
          in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
          [syn: {linden}]
     2: 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 [syn: {linden}, {linden tree}, {lime}, {lime tree}]