lind

/lɪnd/

lind

English Noun Top 43,730

Definition

The lime tree, or linden tree.

Etymology

From Middle English lind, linde, from Old English lind, from Proto-West Germanic *lindu, from Proto-Germanic *lindō. Cognate with Dutch linde, German Linde, Swedish lind. Cognate to Albanian lëndë (“wood, timber, material”).