[преимущественно американский вариант английского языка]; смотри значение lime tree
noun Etymology: Middle English, made of linden wood, from Old English, from lind linden tree; probably akin to Old English līthe gentle — more at lithe 1. any of a genus (Tilia of the family Tiliaceae, the linden family) of deciduous trees of temperate regions that have cordate leaves and a winglike bract attached to the peduncle of the flower and fruit and that are often planted as ornamental and shade trees: as a. a commonly cultivated European tree (T. europaea syn. T. vulgaris) much used for ornamental planting b. a tree (T. americana) chiefly of the central and eastern U.S. — called also basswood 2. the light fine-grained white wood of a linden; especially basswood 2
geographical name city NE New Jersey SSW of Elizabeth population 39,394