Linden

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Linden is one of three English names for the tree genus Tilia (also known as lime and basswood). Several of the common names for species within the Tilia genus have Linden in their names. They include:

  • American Linden, a common name for Tilia americana
  • Large-leaved Linden, a common name for Tilia platyphyllos
  • Little-leaf Linden, a common name for Tilia cordata
  • Silver Linden, a common name for Tilia tomentosa

Other trees include:

  • The Viburnum Linden common name for Viburnum dilatatum.
  • Linden Oak, a white oak in Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Linden may also refer to:

Places

Linden is widely used as a place name, very often being a place where linden trees grow:

in Australia
In Belgium
  • Linden, Belgium, a town in the municipality of Lubbeek, Flemish Brabant
In Canada
In England
In Germany
In Guyana
In the Netherlands;
  • Linden, Netherlands
In New Zealand
In South Africa
In Switzerland
In the United States

Names

Second Life

  • Linden Lab, creators of Second Life
  • Linden Dollar, the virtual currency used in Second Life

Ships

See also

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