alder
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch familyAny of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
» Electric guitars are often made of alder wood.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
Erle, Eller, Erlenbaum
ольха́olʹxá
вільхаvilʹxa
An alderman or alderwoman.
- north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
- wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
Examples
7 sentencesElectric guitars are often made of alder wood.
There are alder and ash growing in this park.
deIn diesem Park wachsen Erlen und Eschen.
Is that an alder tree, or is it a birch?
There are alder and ash trees growing in this park.
deIn diesem Park wachsen Erlen und Eschen.
He was standing in the middle of the road, near a large alder.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-WestInherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.
Clipping of alderman.
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Forms
plural: aldersSynonyms
1 synonyms- north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant:alder tree