1. North temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
   - alder

Derived forms: alder trees

Type of: tree

Part of: Alnus, genus Alnus

Encyclopedia: Alder tree

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