tiliaceous

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tiliaceous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tiliaceous \Til`i*a"ceous\, a. [OE. tilia the linden tree.]
     (Bot.)
     Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants
     (Tiliaceae) of which the linden (Tilia) is the type. The
     family includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber,
     as the jute.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]