alder
noun
al·der ˈȯl-dər 
: any of a genus (Alnus) of toothed-leaved trees or shrubs of the birch family that have catkins which become woody, that typically grow in cool moist ground, and that have wood used especially in turnery
also : its wood
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There’s more vegetation growing on the tundra, willow and alder trees are thicker in the transition area between the tundra and forests, and spruce along river valleys are growing thicker and moving farther uphill from those valleys. 
Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2022 There’s more vegetation growing on the tundra, willow and alder trees are thicker in the transition area between the tundra and forests, and spruce along river valleys are growing thicker and moving farther uphill from those valleys. Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Through a series of passes, smaller and smaller milling bits carved away layers of wood from a single piece of alder brought from Alaska. Rachel Parsons, Scientific American, 29 June 2022 The knotty, alder shaker-style custom cabinets were made by Specialty Cabinets. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 With that, the beautiful bird jumped off the low branch and walked off into an alder patch, tired of my gibberish. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022 Owner Michael Wickert uses bespoke blends of local beech, fir, cherry and alder woods to smoke fish like trout, char and, particularly, salmon, which used to spawn in local rivers. Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Several helicopters dropped retardant on the fire, which was burning in grass and alder with leaf litter underneath. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 19 May 2022 That’s moderate for area tree pollen, with alder, cedar family, cottonwood, elm, maple and pine making up the early pollinators. Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022 See More
Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2022 There’s more vegetation growing on the tundra, willow and alder trees are thicker in the transition area between the tundra and forests, and spruce along river valleys are growing thicker and moving farther uphill from those valleys. Mark Thiessen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 Through a series of passes, smaller and smaller milling bits carved away layers of wood from a single piece of alder brought from Alaska. Rachel Parsons, Scientific American, 29 June 2022 The knotty, alder shaker-style custom cabinets were made by Specialty Cabinets. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 With that, the beautiful bird jumped off the low branch and walked off into an alder patch, tired of my gibberish. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022 Owner Michael Wickert uses bespoke blends of local beech, fir, cherry and alder woods to smoke fish like trout, char and, particularly, salmon, which used to spawn in local rivers. Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 17 June 2022 Several helicopters dropped retardant on the fire, which was burning in grass and alder with leaf litter underneath. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 19 May 2022 That’s moderate for area tree pollen, with alder, cedar family, cottonwood, elm, maple and pine making up the early pollinators. Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English alor; akin to Old High German elira alder, Latin alnus
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing alder
Kids Definition
alder
noun
al·der ˈȯl-dər
: a tree or shrub related to the birches that has toothed leaves and grows in moist soil
Biographical Definition
Alder
biographical name
Al·der ˈäl-dər
Kurt 1902–1958 German chemist