basswood

From bass (“fibrous inner bark”) +‎ wood.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæswʊd/

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• Rhymes: -æswʊd

basswood (plural basswoods)

1. (US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.

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