Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of trees, type of the order Tiliaceæ and tribe Tilieæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of trees, the lindens, the type of the family
Tiliaceæ , distinguished by the winglike bract coalescent with the peduncle, and by the indehiscent fruit having one or two seeds. There are about twenty species, natives of temperate regions. Many species are planted as ornamental shade trees, and the tough fibrous inner bark is a valuable article of commerce. Also, a plant of this genus.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood
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Examples
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Note 24: "Sorores sub-tilia tertiam domum claustri sui perfecerunt magnis expensis."
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Tila tilia mexicana: Widely used in Michoacan, Puebla and the state of Mexico, a tea made from the dried flowers is considered to have a calming effect on the nerves and to lower blood pressure.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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Tila tilia mexicana: Widely used in Michoacan, Puebla and the state of Mexico, a tea made from the dried flowers is considered to have a calming effect on the nerves and to lower blood pressure.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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Tila tilia mexicana: Widely used in Michoacan, Puebla and the state of Mexico, a tea made from the dried flowers is considered to have a calming effect on the nerves and to lower blood pressure.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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Thymus argenteus tilia species tilling tobacco insecticide tomato tomato disease
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The linn tree, (tilia,) which is abundant in the rich coves, is highly prized by the inhabitants, as furnishing a valuable winter forage for cattle.
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The flowers of our American tilia, sent to me from Pendleton district, S. C.,
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In addition to the valerian root, the tea contains the flowers chamomile (600mg) and tilia estrella (160mg).
Blisstree Peggy Rowland 2010
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In addition to the valerian root, the tea contains the flowers chamomile (600mg) and tilia estrella (160mg).
BlissTree Peggy Rowland 2010
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In addition to the valerian root, the tea contains the flowers chamomile (600mg) and tilia estrella (160mg).
BlissTree Peggy Rowland 2010
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