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<!--"Lime" is an altered form of Middle English ''lind'', in the 16th century also ''line'', from Old English feminine ''lind'' or ''linde'', [[Proto-Germanic]] ''*lendā'', cognate to Latin ''lentus'' "flexible" and Sanskrit ''latā'' "[[liana]]". Within [[Germanic languages]], English "lithe", German ''lind'' "lenient, yielding" are from the same root.

* Fosil tumbuhan ini telah ditemukan pada [[:en:Tertiary|lapisan formasi ''Tertiary'']] di [[:en:Grinnell Land|Grinnell Land]], [[Kanada]], pada garis 82° lintang utara, dan di [[Spitzbergen]], [[Norwegia]]. Sapporta meyakini bahwa yang ditemukannya di sana adalah leluhur bersama dari spesies ''Tilia'' di Eropa dan Amerika.<ref name=Keeler />

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The [[timber]] of linden trees is soft and easily worked; it has very little [[wood grain|grain]] and a density of 560&nbsp;kg per cubic metre.<ref>[http://www.nichetimbers.co.uk/european-hardwood/lime/ Lime timber]. Niche Timbers. Accessed 19-08-2009.</ref> During the [[Viking era]], it was often used for constructing shields. It is a popular wood for model building and intricate carving. Especially in Germany, it was the classic wood for [[sculpture]] from the Middle Ages onwards and is the material for the elaborate [[altarpiece]]s of [[Veit Stoss]], [[Tilman Riemenschneider]], and many others. In England, it was the favoured medium of the sculptor [[Grinling Gibbons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace/GrinlingGibbons |title=Hampton Court Palace: Grinling Gibbons |publisher=Hrp.org.uk |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> The wood is used in [[marionette]], [[puppet]] making and carving. Having a fine light grain and being comparatively light in weight, it has been used for centuries for this purpose despite modern alternatives being available, and is still one of the main materials used today.

It is also the wood of choice for window blinds and shutters. Real wood blinds are often made from this lightweight but strong and stable wood, which is well suited to natural and stained finishes.

 

It is known in the trade as basswood, particularly in North America. This name originates from the inner fibrous bark of the tree, known as ''bast''. A strong<ref>{{cite book|last=Kallio|first=Edwin|title=American Basswood... an American Wood|year=1973|publisher=US Forest Service|page=5|author2=Richard M. Godman }}</ref> [[fibre]] is obtained from this by peeling off the bark and soaking it in water for a month, after which the inner fibres can be easily separated. Bast obtained from the inside of the bark of the ''Tilia'' tree has been used by the [[Ainu people]] of Japan to weave their traditional clothing, the ''attus''. Similar fibres obtained from other plants are also called bast: see [[Bast fibre]].

 

Most medicinal research has focused on ''[[Tilia cordata]]'', {{citation needed|date=October 2012}} although other species are also used medicinally and somewhat interchangeably. The dried flowers are mildly sweet and sticky, and the fruit is somewhat sweet and mucilaginous. Limeflower tea has a pleasing taste, due to the aromatic volatile oil found in the flowers. The flowers, leaves, wood, and charcoal (obtained from the wood) are used for medicinal purposes. Active ingredients in the ''Tilia'' flowers include [[flavonoids]] (which act as [[antioxidant]]s) and volatile oils. The plant also contains tannins that can act as an astringent.<ref name=bradley>Bradley P., ed. (1992). British Herbal Compendium. Vol. 1: 142–144. British Herbal Medicine Association, Dorset (Great Britain)</ref>