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silver lime vs basswood

basswood vs silver lime

silver lime and basswood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silver lime Yes No No No
basswood Yes No No No
As nouns, basswood is a hypernym of silver lime; that is, basswood is a word with a broader meaning than silver lime:
  • silver lime: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental
  • basswood: 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
Other hypernyms of silver lime include lime, lime tree, linden, linden tree.
silver lime (noun) basswood (noun)
large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental 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
soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
Difference between silver lime and basswood

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