About The Word Alder
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Alder
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What's The Definition Of Alder?
[n] north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood
[n] wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc Synonyms | Synonyms for Alder: alder tree Related Terms | Find terms related to Alder: See Also | alder | Alnus | Alnus crispa | Alnus glutinosa | Alnus incana | Alnus maritima | Alnus rhombifolia | Alnus rubra | Alnus rugosa | Alnus serrulata | Alnus veridis | Alnus veridis crispa | Alnus vulgaris | common alder | European black alder | genus Alnus | gray alder | green alder | hazel alder | mountain alder | Oregon alder | red alder | seaside alder | smooth alder | speckled alder | tree | white alder | wood Alder In Webster's Dictionary \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.
alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,
Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)
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.
{Black alder}.
(a) A European shrub ({Rhamnus frangula}); Alder buckthorn.
(b) An American species of holly ({Ilex verticillata}),
bearing red berries.
\Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), Aller \Al"ler\ ([add]l"l[~e]r), a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is excrescent.] Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] --Chaucer. |
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