Found 4 hits - Term: alder, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
alder \al"der\ addl"d~er, aller \al"ler\ addl"l~er,
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.
1913 webster alderfly
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
alder \al"der\ addl"d~er, 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.
1913 webster
black alder.
a a european shrub rhamnus frangula; alder buckthorn.
b an american species of holly ilex verticillata,
bearing red berries.
1913 webster alder
see also:
alnus black alder rhamnus frangula ilex verticillata
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
alder tree
- [4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
alder, mt -- u.s. census designated place in montana
population 2000: 116
housing units 2000: 69
land area 2000: 2.013323 sq. miles 5.214482 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 2.013323 sq. miles 5.214482 sq. km
fips code: 00850
located within: montana mt, fips 30
location: 45.324531 n, 112.108035 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
alder, mt
alder
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