alder

Speech parts

1. alder - Noun

2. alder - Adjective

3. Alder - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Alt. of Aller

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

Alder.

Synonyms

alder tree black alder cyprus cedar cypress elm linden magnolia redwood holly hawthorn azalea blackthorn aspen banyan
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Antonyms

achromatic

Hypernyms

plant wood

Hyponyms

common alder green alder grey alder speckled alder red alder mountain alder

Phrases with the word

tag alder spotted alder sticky alder mature common alder white-alder family woolly alder aphid

Anagrams

Adler Alred Eldar lader Leard Radel Radle

Examples

Sure-hoofed is my steed impelled by the spur; The high sprigs of alder are on thy shield; Bran art thou called, of the glittering branches. Taliesin

In swampy places, alder piles driven close together beneath the foundations of buildings. Vitruvius

Alder fire, false fire. Corsican Proverb

Alder and Cumberland, LLC purchased 28 units of multi-family buildings at 361-367 Cumberland Ave. and 8-10 Alder St., Portland. Source: Internet

Before a baby was breast-fed, he/she was given a decoction of the endodermis of alder and the roots of butterburs to discharge impurities. Source: Internet

Alder eyes the unit for a rescue mission while Anacostia and Scylla find common ground. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Alden Aldenham Aldenhamian alder blight alder buckthorn alder dogwood