Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Tilia americana L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Tila americana (Tourn.) L., Tilia flavescens A.Braun

Common names:

American basswood (1949-Present) (50, 109)

American black lime (1785) (8)

American lime (1857) (20)

American lime-tree (1900-1929) (157, 158)

American linden (1900-1977) (3, 5, 85, 93, 95, 97, 109, 112, 131, 138, 155, 156, 157, 158)

American linden tree (1785) (8)

American lin-tree (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Bass-tree (1923) (156)

Basswood [Bass wood, Bass-wood] (1806-1986) (4, 5, 9, 20, 35, 40, 72, 82, 85, 49, 93, 97, 105, 106, 112, 113, 114, 121, 130, 131, 135, 156, 157, 158)

Basswood lime tree (1917) (57)

Bast tree [Bast-tree] (1876?-1929) (5, 92, 157, 158)

Bee tree [Bee-tree] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Black lime tree [Black lime-tree] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Bois blanc (Fr., white wood) (1770) (41)

Daddy-nut (1923) (156)

Daddy-nut tree (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Hinde-hi (1919, Omaha-Ponca) (37)

Hinshke (1919, Winnebago) (1919) (37)

Hinta-chan (1919, Dakota) (1919) (37)

Hiηdse (1918?-1970?, Osage) (121)

Hiηta (1918?-1970?, Lakota) (121)

Lime tree [Limetree, Lime-tree] (1770-1930) (5, 41, 92, 106, 156)

Lin tree (1896-1913, Sulphur Grove OH) (5, 76)

Linden (1649-1986) (4, 41, 46, 49, 57, 65, 82, 106, 112, 121, 135)

Line tree (1671, Josselyn) (46)

Linn (1806, William Clark) (35)

Linn tree [Linn-tree] (1898-1923) (49, 156)

Linnwood (1923) (156)

Lynn (1806, William Clark, Ordway, possibly this species) (35)

Monkey-nut tree [Monkey nut tree, Monkey-nut-tree] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

Monkey-nuts (1923) (156)

Red basswood (1900-1929) (157, 158)

Southern linn (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Spoonwood [Spoon wood, Spoon-wood] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Tilleul d'Amérique (1785, French) (8)

Whistlewood [Whistle wood, Whistle-wood] (1900-1929) (5, 156, 157, 158)

White lind (1900-1929) (5, 157, 158)

White linn (1923) (156)

Whitewood [White wood, White-wood] (1896-1929, Western US) (5, 49, 76, 92, 106, 156, 157, 158)

WIckup (1900-1929 ) (156, 157, 158)

Wigobi-minš (1932, Chippewa) (105)

Wigub'imij (1928, Chippewa) (40)

Yellow basswood (1900-1929) (156, 157, 158)

Yellow linden (1923) (138)