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linden and is
Leipzig is derived from the Slavic word Lipsk, which means " settlement where the linden trees ( British English: lime trees ; U. S. English: basswood trees ) stand ".
* Basswood ( Tilia ) also known as lime or linden, is a relatively soft, close-grained wood, easily carved.
Linden is widely used as a place name, very often being a place where linden trees grow:
The memorial area is linked to the new village by an avenue of linden trees.
The linden or til tree is native to northern Europe and Asia.
The Easton's Bible Dictionary ( 1897 ) says that Teil tree is an old name for the linden tree, the tilia ( also known as " lime tree " in the UK ).
Laima's sacred tree is the linden.
The square is landscaped with oak, pine, maple, linden, juniper, and flowering crab apple trees.
The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees which formerly led directly to the city palace of the Prussian monarchs.
It is not very destructive in Japan, where it is controlled by natural predators, but in America it is a serious pest of about 200 species of plants, including rose bushes, grapes, hops, canna, crape myrtles, birch trees, linden trees and others.
The first element is lindi which means " linden ( Tilia ) wood ", the last element is áss which means " mountain ridge ".
From 600 to 1100 metres, the landscape is dominated by mixed forest, consisting of Amur linden, Korean pine, maple, and elm.
If the currency in Second Life, the Linden Dollars, can be easily acquired with real money, the reverse is done through a market place owned by Linden Lab, but is not guaranteed, as the TOS of linden Lab explicitly says that Linden dollars are not redeemable.
Bjølsenparken is 34 acres and known for a beautiful linden tree-lined street which runs north-south along the park's highest point.
The timber of linden trees is soft and easily worked ; it has very little grain and a density of 560 kg per cubic metre.
In German folklore, the linden tree is the " tree of lovers.
Hohenlinden ( translated as " High linden ") is a community in the upper Barvarian district of Ebersberg in which the Battle of Hohenlinden took place ; Thomas Campbell wrote the poem Hohenlinden about said battle.
Unter den Linden (" under the linden trees ") is a boulevard in the Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany.
It is named for its linden ( lime in British English ) trees that line the grassed pedestrian mall between two carriageways.

linden and ornamental
Major collections include maple ( Acer ), birch ( Betula ), hickory ( Carya ), beech ( Fagus ), ash ( Fraxinus ), honeylocust ( Gleditsia ), magnolia ( Magnolia ), ornamental crabapple ( Malus ), oak ( Quercus ), linden ( Tilia ) and elm ( Ulmus ).

linden and tree
He adopted the Latinate name Linnæus after a giant linden tree ( or lime tree ), in Swedish, that grew on the family homestead.
The name was used in the King James Version of the Bible for the Hebrew word " elah ", a word that more modern translations translate as " terebinth " or " oak – this seems to be the chief source of Web references to the name, but the linden tree does not grow in the middle east where the Bible verses were describing, so it seems unlikely that the KJV translation was correct.
An old linden tree ( Tilia ) growing in town in 1901 inspired the present ( misspelled ) name.
* Among the city's attractions one counts a field of orchids, a centenary linden tree, three wind mills, a military cemetery, and a handful a museums including a clock museum, a lamp museum, and an old bakery.
These are described as: " on a silver background, the lion of Kurzeme with a divided tail, who leans upon a linden () tree with its forelegs.
The former coat-of-arms, adopted in 1922, was a linden tree, with the statement Vis et voluntas ( meaning " Force and will ") on the lower part of the shield.
It shows a canting of a tilia / linden tree.
In the last verse of the song cycle, the speaker acknowledges the painlessness of death, saying, " the linden tree I knew not how life fared, all was good again!
A plaque at its foot mentions that in 1155 a linden tree was already on this spot.
In old Slavic mythology, the linden ( lipa, as called in all Slavic languages ) was considered a sacred tree.
The linden was also a highly symbolic and hallowed tree to the Germanic peoples in their native pre-Christian Germanic mythology.
Originally, local communities assembled not only to celebrate and dance under a linden tree, but to hold their judicial thing meetings there in order to restore justice and peace.
Thus the tree became associated with jurisprudence even after Christianization, such as in the case of the Gerichtslinde, and verdicts in rural Germany were frequently returned sub tilia ( under the linden ) until the Age of Enlightenment.
Homer, Horace, Virgil, and Pliny mention the linden tree and its virtues.
The name has been suggested to be related to Russian Липа ( lipa ), linden tree or to Filippovka, a holiday name dedicated to Saint Philip, however, the accepted etymology says it's derived from name of Filipp Pustosviat ( 1672 – 1742 ), the adepts of whom being named filippovcy or ( fi ) lippovane.
The tail mark symbolizes a linden tree leaf, a national symbol of Slovenia.

linden and when
Legend has it that one day when the townspeople were cutting wood for the church, Colonel Loring suggested they change the name to Linwood, because of the many linden trees that grew in the area.
As Ovid tells the old story of Baucis and Philemon, she was changed into a linden and he into an oak when the time came for them both to die.
The pebbled courtyard has 40 linden trees, imported from Europe when the house was built.
There is a tall, 300-year-old linden tree Tilia platyphyllos where it is believed that Ludwig once had a tree house or seat in it, there is no longer any evidence of such a structure and when he was in residence at Linderhof, he would take his “ breakfast ” at sunset hidden from view amongst the branches.

linden and .
I even ferreted out the materials from which shields were made -- linden wood covered with leather -- so I'd get the light reflections accurate.
" Another recipe, for artificial " thunder ", specifies a mixture of one pound native sulfur, two pounds linden or willow charcoal, and six pounds of saltpeter.
And more than one type, too – along for the trip were linden, berry, and a meadow-flower variety.
are known for their wood, with that of Ochroma ( balsa ) being known for its lightness, and that of Tilia ( lime, linden, or basswood ) as a popular wood for carving.
The seat of the Vehmic court () was at first Dortmund, in a square between two linden trees, one of which was known as the Femelinde.
The sheltered location of the city, facing south with hills to the north, mountains to the east and mountainous islands to the west, contributes to Molde's climate and unusually rich plant life, especially among species naturally growing on far lower latitudes, like maple, chestnut, oak, tilia ( lime or linden ), beech, yew, and others.
But there are also species familiar to temperate areas around the world ; examples include horse chestnut, linden and even Norway spruce.
Avenue with Tilia | linden in the cemetery by Ringkøbing, Jutland, Denmark.
Upon their death, the couple was changed into an intertwining pair of trees, one oak and one linden, standing in the deserted boggy terrain.
The name Lindenhurst came from the two rows of linden trees outlining the original farmhouse.
Bedford sought to have linden trees planted along the borough's streets, but local officials chose cheaper trees as an alternative.
Avenue with Tilia | linden in the cemetery by Ringkøbing.

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