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noun

tĭlĭa

gen. tĭliae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
the linden; lime-tree
the linden or lime-tree.
Lit., Plin. 16, 14, 25, § 65; Verg. G. 1, 173; 2, 449; 4, 183; Ov. M. 8, 620; 10, 92. —
the inner bark of the linden; barkbands by extension •
Transf., the inner bark of the linden, barkbands, Plin. 16, 14, 25, § 65; cf. of the elm: corticis interior tilia lepras sedat, id. 24, 8, 33, § 48.
Perseus ID: n48345 Key: tilia