TILIA, the LIME or LINDENTREE; a genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the polyandria class of plants. The most remarkable species is the Europea, or common lime-tree, a native of Britain and other northern countries of Europe. The leaves are heart-shaped, with the apex produced, and serrated on the edges; the flowers grow in a thin umbel, from three to nine together, of a whitish colour and a fragrant smell; very grateful to bees. The wood is light, smooth, and of a spongy texture, used for making lasts and tables for shoemakers, &c. Ropes and bandages are made of the bark, and mats and rustic garments of the inner rind, in Carniola and some other countries.—The lime-tree contains a gummy juice, which being repeatedly boiled and clarified, produces a substance like sugar.