Synonyms
Etymology
1. alder
noun. ['ˈɔldɝ'] wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc.
Synonyms
- wood
Etymology
- alder (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Words that Rhyme with Alder
- caulder
- baldor
Example sentences of the word alder
1. Noun, singular or mass
They feed at night on buds of birch, alder and conifers.
2. alder-leaved_serviceberry
noun. shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits.
Synonyms
- alderleaf Juneberry
- Juneberry
- shadbush
- serviceberry
- shadblow
- service tree
3. alder
noun. ['ˈɔldɝ'] north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant.
Synonyms
- Alnus rugosa
- genus Alnus
- Alnus rhombifolia
- Alnus incana
- speckled alder
- Alnus
- Oregon alder
- Alnus veridis
- red alder
- Alnus glutinosa
- Alnus vulgaris
- Alnus veridis crispa
- European black alder
- Alnus rubra
- seaside alder
- white alder
- tree
- alder tree
- common alder
- gray alder
- green alder
- Alnus crispa
- Alnus maritima
- Alnus serrulata
- grey alder
- smooth alder
- mountain alder
Etymology
- alder (Middle English (1100-1500))