Definitions for linden family

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

lin′den fam`ily(n.)

  1. a family, Tiliaceae, of trees, shrubs, or herbaceous plants, with simple leaves, fibrous bark, fragrant flowers, and dry woody fruit: includes the basswood, jute, and linden.

    Category: Plants

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Tiliaceae, family Tiliaceae, linden family(noun)

    chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia


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