Alder

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Alnus, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having alternate simple toothed leaves and tiny fruits in woody, conelike catkins.
  • n. The wood of these plants, used in carvings and for making furniture and cabinets.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.
  • adj. Of all; -- used in composition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The popular name of shrubs and trees belonging to the genus Alnus, natural order Cupuliferæ.
  • n. A name of species of other widely different genera, from their resemblance to true alders.
  • n. An old form of elder.
  • The Middle English genitive plural of all.
  • n. A shrub of the genus Fothergilla, of the southeastern United States.
  • n. Alnus rhombifolia, of the western United States.
  • n. The striped maple, Acer Pennsylvanicum.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
  • n. wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
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