Meaning of ALDER
| Pronunciation: | | 'oldur
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- [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
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ALDER is a 5 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | alder tree |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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