alder tree

alder tree
noun
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
Syn: ↑alder
Hypernyms: ↑tree
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Alnus, ↑genus Alnus
Substance Meronyms: ↑alder

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