alder

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noun

1. wood of any of various alder trees;
resistant to underwater rot;
used for bridges etc
• Hypernyms:
wood
• Substance Holonyms:
alder tree
2. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit;
bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
• Syn:
alder tree
• Hypernyms:
tree
• Hyponyms:
common alder, European black alder, Alnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgaris, grey alder,
gray alder, Alnus incana, seaside alder, Alnus maritima, white alder, mountain alder,
Alnus rhombifolia, red alder, Oregon alder, Alnus rubra, speckled alder, Alnus rugosa,
Alnus rugosa, hazel alder, Alnus serrulata, green alder, Alnus veridis,
Alnus veridis crispa, Alnus crispa
• Member Holonyms:
Alnus, genus Alnus