alder – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
alder
n.
type of tree
Alder
alder
Noun
1. wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
(hypernym) wood
(substance-holonym) alder tree
2. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood
(synonym) alder tree
(hypernym) tree
(hyponym) common alder, European black alder, Alnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgaris
(member-holonym) Alnus, genus Alnus
Alder
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Alt. of Aller
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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