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 basswood basswood

noun

  • any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber  ( basswood, lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree )
    any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
      The lime tree is known for its fragrant blossoms that fill the air with a sweet scent
    The lime tree is known for its fragrant blossoms that fill the air with a sweet scent
  • soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork  ( basswood, linden )
    soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork


  •  trephine trephine

    noun

  • a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull  ( trepan, trephine )
    a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
  • verb

  • operate on with a trephine  ( trephine )
    operate on with a trephine


  •  Edith Cavell Edith Cavell

    noun

  • English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)  ( Cavell, Edith Cavell, Edith Louisa Cavell )
    English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)