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ALDER
alder, alder tree
(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
alder
(noun) wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Alder (plural Alders)
A topographic surname for someone who lived by alder trees.
Anagrams
• Adler, Alred, Eldar, Leard, Radel, Radle, lader, lared
Etymology 1
Noun
alder (plural alders)
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
Etymology 2
Clipping of alderman.
Noun
alder (plural alders)
An alderman or alderwoman.
Anagrams
• Adler, Alred, Eldar, Leard, Radel, Radle, lader, lared
Source: Wiktionary
Al"der, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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, Al"ler, a. Etym: [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is excrescent.]
Definition: Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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