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Definition of Alder

1. Noun. Wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc.

2. Noun. North temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant.

Definition of Alder

1. 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.

2. a. Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all.

Definition of Alder

1. a shrub or small tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alder

1. 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. Black alder. A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn. An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata), bearing red berries. Origin: OE. Aldir, aller, fr. AS. Alr, aler, alor, akin to D. Els, G. Erle, Icel. Erlir, erli, Swed. Al, Dan. Elle, el, L. Alnus, and E. Elm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alder

aldehyde DPN transhydrogenase aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase aldehyde fuchsin aldehyde group aldehyde oxidase aldehyde oxidoreductases aldehyde radical aldehyde reaction aldehyde reductase aldehyde TPN transhydrogenase

aldehyde transhydrogenase aldehydic aldehydic aldehydic acid alder (current term) alder (current term) Alder's anomaly alder-leaved serviceberry alderflies alderfly

alderleaf Juneberry alderman aldermanic aldermanly aldermen aldern alders alderwoman alderwomen alder blight

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