Lindenwood and limewood are the same thing. In Britain, Linden trees are called lime trees and have nothing to do with the fruit but is a corruption of the German "linne" (I believe it means "to bend). In America, lindenwood is often called basswood because of its unusual bark or rind or bast as it is called. Lindenwood was used a variety of ways. If I'm not mistaken lime trees were also used as gallows. Lindens are sacred or nationally recognzed trees in central Europe and especially around Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and other areas. Lindens are also known as tilia. Their greatest variety is found in Asia. Lindenwood also makes a nifty guitar wood for both acoustic and electric models. I have Dean Playmate from China with a body of linden. Whether he knows or not, actor Hal Linden is named after the linden tree. Linnaeus quite deliberately named himself after them.
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