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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), Aller \Al"ler\ ([add]l"l[~e]r), a. [From ealra alra, gen. pl of AS eal. The d is excrescent.] Of all -- used in composition; as alderbest best of all alderwisest wisest of all [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alder n 1: wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc 2: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood [syn: {alder tree}]
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