Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Alnus, native chiefly to northern temperate regions and having alternate simple toothed leaves and woody, conelike catkins.
- noun The wood of these plants, used in carvings and for making furniture and cabinets.
from The Century Dictionary.
- The Middle English genitive plural of
all . - noun A shrub of the genus Fothergilla, of the southeastern United States.
- noun Alnus rhombifolia, of the western United States.
- noun The striped maple, Acer Pennsylvanicum.
- noun An old form of
elder . - noun The popular name of shrubs and trees belonging to the genus Alnus, natural order Cupuliferæ.
- noun A name of species of other widely different genera, from their resemblance to true alders.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
- noun An American species of holly (
Ilex verticillata ), bearing red berries. - adjective obsolete Of all; -- used in composition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus
Alnus , belonging to thebirch family.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
- noun wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Clad in alder wood, the sauna is available in three sizes, starting at around $30,000 for the 200 sq-ft model plus shipping and assembly.
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He arose to stir the sap and pour more from the barrels to the kettles before he began on the tag alder he had gathered.
The Harvester 1911
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He arose to stir the sap and pour more from the barrels to the kettles before he began on the tag alder he had gathered.
The Harvester Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
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Our alders also are mere bushes, while the European alder is a full-sized tree, tall as their elms or beeches.
Rural Hours 1887
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Common Names: The common name alder is derived from an old Germanic root.
Find Me A Cure Mukul 2010
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[2] Dominic snagged his backcast on a tag alder as he yelled ashore to his fishing genie: "I said I sure wish I had brought SPAWN to the river!"
Field & Stream - 2010
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But, the three-term alder added, she can't imagine how tough it must be for those who have families and work a full-time day job.
Madison.com - top 2009
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Wildlife photographer (and whitetail expert) Charles Alsheimer (charlesalsheimer. com) was stalking through a tag alder swamp with his camera when he came across this buck about to begin peeling the velvet from its antlers.
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Guncotton, a component in artillery shells, can be made from tag alder, a trash tree that grows wild around here.
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Guncotton, a component in artillery shells, can be made from tag alder, a trash tree that grows wild around here.
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