How to Use basswood in a Sentence

basswood

noun

• The 100-foot structure is nestled in a maple and basswood forest.
  — Kerri Westenberg, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• The damage on redbud, walnut and basswood took longer to heal.
  — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2021
• The payoff is panoramic views to the south of changing leaves — black oak, shagbark hickory and basswood, to name a few — and Lake Michigan to the north.
  — Lori Rackl, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• Redford's first job was to take down some basswood trees (soft, easily worked wood) to make a log cabin, with mud to caulk between the cracks.
  — Fred Keller, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2017
• For example, honey from one area is creamy-white because of the nearby basswood blossoms, said Travis Bolton.
  — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 14 May 2017
• The haunting, fluted song of a wood thrush echoes through the shady forest, woodpeckers drum and a scarlet tanager sings from the canopy of towering oaks, beach, maple and basswood trees.
  — James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 6 Aug. 2017
• Naked hardwoods including red oak, basswood and yellow birch mix with the evergreens.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2018
• That study suggested tree species at the northern edge of their range will do better — including basswood, black cherry, white pine, red maple, sugar maple and white oak.
  — John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2017
• Alfred Sully forgot to show up to battle for, spend a sunny day exploring the four-mile wildlife loop, and wander the elm-and-basswood forest lining Sweetwater Lake.
  — National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2019
• The region is rich with aspen, birch, maple, basswood, and other deciduous hardwood trees, according to NASA.
  — Fox News, 1 Oct. 2020
• Named for Van Halen's son, the entry-level guitar is made from extremely lightweight and porous basswood, providing the perfect resonance for musicians who are heavy on the treble and fade.
  — Eddie Van Halen, Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2020
• Most of the largest trees shading the river corridor — basswood, maple, ash and locusts with trunk diameters between 20 inches and 40 inches — will be preserved under a revised widening plan, Elliott said.
  — Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2018
• As the region was settled by pioneers, many hillsides were grazed and burned, which again provided an ideal environment for red oak, as well as American basswood, sugar maple and prickly gooseberry.
  — Star Tribune, 3 Apr. 2021
• The animals’ musculature, carved out of pliable basswood, appears dynamic.
  — Michael Tortorello, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024