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. — PeterR
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. — PeterR
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