ALERCE

Meaning of ALERCE in English

[ ə'lə:si ]

■ noun a cypress tree, found especially in Spain and north Africa, which is the source of gum sandarac. [ Tetraclinis articulata and other species.]

Origin

C19: from Sp., 'larch'.

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ALERCE — noun or aler·se əˈlersə ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish alerce larch, from Arabic al-arz the larch 1. : the wood …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALERCE — /euh ler"seuh/ , n. 1. the wood of the sandarac tree. 2. a Chilean evergreen tree, Fitzroya cupressoides, having furrowed, …
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ALERCE — also called Patagonian Cypress (species Fitzroya cupressoides), coniferous tree that is the only species of the genus Fitzroya, of the …
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ALERSE — noun see alerce
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SANDARAC — [ 'sandərak ] ■ noun a gum resin obtained from the alerce (cypress), used in making varnish. Origin ME (denoting …
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ARARTREE — also called Alerce, or Evergreen Timber Conifer (Tetraclinis articulata), only species of the genus Tetraclinis of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), …
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CUPRESSACEAE — the cypress family (order Coniferales), about 19 genera with over 130 species of evergreen ornamental and timber shrubs and trees, …
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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Alerce is one of the longest lived trees in the southern hemisphere with some specimens …
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HEMISPHERE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES northern hemisphere southern hemisphere COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE cerebral ▪ These neutrons are setting …
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