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Webster 1913 Edition
Alder
Al′der
(a̤l′dẽr)
, Noun.
[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
.] (Bot.)
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. Black alder
. (a)
A European shrub (
Rhamnus frangula
); Alder buckthorn. (b)
An American species of holly (
Ilex verticillata
), bearing red berries.Webster 1828 Edition
Alder
AL'DER
,Noun.
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The name is applied also to some species of other genera.