alder
English Thesaurus
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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | tree, |
| definition | : | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | alnus maritima, seaside alder, |
| definition | : | shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | alnus rugosa, speckled alder, |
| definition | : | common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down (noun.plant) |
| substance holonym | : | alder, |
| definition | : | wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc (noun.plant) |
2. wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | wood, |
| definition | : | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | alder, alder tree, |
| definition | : | north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant (noun.plant) |
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