The linden tree was so central to Germanic life that it shaped city names from Leipzig to Lindau — and Berlin's most famous boulevard.
A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia, known for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant flowers, also called lime or basswood.
From Old English linde, referring to the linden tree, from Proto-Germanic *lindō Key roots: *lent- (Proto-Indo-European: "flexible, pliant").