Linden tree and Lime tree

Linden tree noun - Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber.

Lime tree is a synonym for linden tree (British) in lime topic. In some cases you can use "Lime tree" instead a noun phrase "Linden tree", when it comes to topics like linden.

Lime tree noun - Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber.

Linden tree is a synonym for lime tree (American) in lime topic. You can use "Linden tree" instead a noun phrase "Lime tree", if it concerns topics such as linden.