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ALDER TREE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
North temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
Synonyms:
alder; alder tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("alder tree" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meronyms (substance of "alder tree"):
alder (wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alder tree"):
Alnus glutinosa; Alnus vulgaris; common alder; European black alder (medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath)
Alnus incana; gray alder; grey alder (native to Europe but introduced in America)
Alnus maritima; seaside alder (shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood)
Alnus rhombifolia; mountain alder; white alder (tree of western United States)
Alnus rubra; Oregon alder; red alder (large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture)
Alnus rugosa; speckled alder (common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down)
Alnus serrulata; hazel alder; smooth alder (common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark)
Alnus veridis; green alder (shrub of mountainous areas of Europe)
Alnus crispa; Alnus veridis crispa; green alder (North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts)
Holonyms ("alder tree" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)
