单词 | black alder |
释义 | black alder in American English US a deciduous shrub (Ilex verticillata) of the holly family, native to E North America, with glossy leaves that turn black in the fall and bright-red berries black alder in American Englishnoun 1. Also called: winterberry a holly, Ilex verticillata, of eastern and midwestern North America, bearing red fruit that remains through early winter 2. a European alder, Alnus glutinosa, having a dark-gray bark and sticky foliage Word origin [1795–1805, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseball, kingpin, mannerism, sensitivity, wrecker |
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