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Definition of Green alder
1. Noun. North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts.
Group relationships: Alnus, Genus Alnus
Generic synonyms: Alder, Alder Tree
2. Noun. Shrub of mountainous areas of Europe.
Group relationships: Alnus, Genus Alnus
Generic synonyms: Alder, Alder Tree
Definition of Green alder
1. Noun. A tree in the genus ''Alnus''; ''Alnus viridis''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Green Alder
Literary usage of Green alder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1890)
"In damp or wet grounds, however, leather leaf, sweet gale, the green alder, red
and fel/id currants, and the laurel (Kalmia glauca) were in great abundance. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"... (American green alder) ; either or both A. ... —*viridi« (European green alder).
Often confused with American green alder. ALONSOA. ..."
3. Illustrated Key to the Wild and Commonly Cultivated Trees of the by James Franklin Collins, Howard Willis Preston (1912)
"Downy green alder, Alnus mollis Fernald. 12o. Flowers in the spring. Leaves somewhat
hairy or rusty beneath, dark green above, ..."
4. White Mountain Trails: Tales of the Trails to the Summit of Mount Washington by Winthrop Packard (1912)
"Yet we have in lower pastures the downy green alder, Alnus mollis, so much like
its higher-growing relative that even the authorities say it may be but a ..."
5. The Indiana School Journal by Indiana State Teachers Association (1894)
"Have you noticed a green alder-tree about here?" "A green alder-tree in the winter
time!" cried Thule. "A curious thing, indeed," said the dwarf, ..."
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