ALDER


Meaning of ALDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈȯl-dər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English alor; akin to Old High German elira alder, Latin alnus

Date: before 12th century

: any of a genus ( Alnus ) of toothed-leaved trees or shrubs of the birch family that have catkins which become woody, that typically grow in cool moist ground, and that have wood used especially in turnery ; also : its wood

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