a. [ OE. tilia the linden tree. ] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants (Tiliaceae) of which the linden (Tilia) is the type. The family includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber, as the jute. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
a. [ L. siliceus, fr. silex, silicis, a flint. ] Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking of its nature. [ Written also silisious. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. siliceus, fr. silex, silicis, a flint. ] Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking of its nature. [ Written also silisious. ] [ 1913 Webster ]