OREGON ALDER

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Meaning:

Large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture

Synonyms:

Alnus rubra; Oregon alder; red alder

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Oregon alder" is a kind of...):

alder; alder tree (north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant)

Holonyms ("Oregon alder" is a member of...):

Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)

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