mountain alder

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mountain alder - small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumnAcer spicatum, mountain maplemaple - any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone
	2.	mountain alder - tree of western United States Alnus rhombifolia, white alderAlnus, genus Alnus - aldersalder tree, alder - north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant