Basswood

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:03:48

Bass"wood` (?), n. Bot.

The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree.

All the bowls were made of basswood, White and polished very smoothly. Longfellow.

 

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