TILERY Til"er*y, n.; pl. Tileries. Etym: [From Tile; cf. F. tuilerie, fr. tuile a tile, L. tegula.]
Defn: A place where tiles are made or burned; a tile kiln.
TILESEED
Tile"seed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any plant of the genus Geissois, having seeds overlapping like tiles on a roof.
TILESTONE
Tile"stone`, n.
1. (Geol.)
Defn: A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.
2. A tile of stone.
TILIA
Til"i*a, n. [L., linden. Cf. Teil.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of trees, the lindens, the type of the family Tiliaceæ, distinguished by the winglike bract coalescent with the peduncle, and by the indehiscent fruit having one or two seeds. There are about twenty species, natives of temperate regions. Many species are planted as ornamental shade trees, and the tough fibrous inner bark is a valuable article of commerce. Also, a plant of this genus.