linden

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n. 椴, 菩提树 [医] 椴树(菩提树)

发音

US /ˈlɪn.dən/

词形变化

lindens 复数 lindens

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    The soft wood of such trees.

    椴

    不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Made of lime-wood.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

lime basswood lime-tree linden-tree

上位词 2

tree wood

下位词 2

American basswood cottonwood

部分词 1

basswood

整体词 4

lime basswood lime-tree linden-tree

词源

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.

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