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Definition of Genus alnus
1. Noun. Alders.
Generic synonyms: Hamamelid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Betulaceae, Birch Family, Family Betulaceae
Member holonyms: Alder, Alder Tree, Alnus Glutinosa, Alnus Vulgaris, Common Alder, European Black Alder, Alnus Incana, Gray Alder, Grey Alder, Alnus Maritima, Seaside Alder, Alnus Rhombifolia, Mountain Alder, White Alder, Alnus Rubra, Oregon Alder, Red Alder, Alnus Rugosa, Speckled Alder, Alnus Serrulata, Hazel Alder, Smooth Alder, Alnus Veridis, Green Alder, Alnus Crispa, Alnus Veridis Crispa, Green Alder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Alnus
Literary usage of Genus alnus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"Genus ALNUS, Linn. SMALL water-loving trees of rapid growth. ... (A. Sitchensis)
ALASKA ALDER The genus Alnus includes twenty species of shrubs and trees, ..."
2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"Fl. Cam. ed. 2, II, 87 (1772). — Betula incana L. Suppl. p. 417 (1781) when
transferred to the genus Alnus must be called Alnus incana Willd. Sp. PI. ..."
3. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1906)
"Occurrence.—SUNDERLAND FORMATION. Near the headwaters of Island Creek, Calvert
County. Collections.—Maryland Geological Survey. Genus ALNUS Gaertn. ..."
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1904)
"... are considered to be due to a parasite identical with Frankia alni occurring
on the genus Alnus. We have, therefore, three named species of this genus, ..."
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