Word Study
aldehyde |
aldehyde group |
aldehyde radical |
aldehyde-alcohol |
aldehydic |
alder
| alder blight
| alder buckthorn
| alder dogwood
| alder fly
| alder tree
alder
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun alder has 2 senses
- alder(n = noun.plant) Array - wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc; Array is a kind of wood
- alder(n = noun.plant) alder tree - north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant; Array is a member of alnus, genus alnus
has particulars: 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
is a kind of tree
CIDE DICTIONARY
alder, n. [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.].
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. [1913 Webster]
alder, a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is excrescent.].
Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alder, n. any tree of the genus Alnus, related to the birch, with catkins and toothed leaves.
Idiom
alder buckthorn a shrub, Frangula alnus, related to the buckthorn.
Etymology
OE alor, aler, rel. to L alnus, with euphonic d
For further exploring for "alder" in Webster Dictionary Online
