tilleul

 
Pronunciation: /tɪˈjəːl/

noun

  • a lime or linden tree.
  • [mass noun] a tea made from an infusion of the flowers of the lime or linden tree, originally used as a remedy for headache: we finished the meal with two cups of tilleul

Origin:

mid 16th century: from French, from a diminutive form of Latin tilia 'linden'