noun
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
• Syn: ↑alder
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Hyponyms:
↑common alder, ↑European black alder, ↑Alnus glutinosa, ↑Alnus vulgaris, ↑grey alder, ↑gray alder, ↑Alnus incana, ↑seaside alder, ↑Alnus maritima, ↑white alder, ↑mountain alder, ↑Alnus rhombifolia, ↑red alder, ↑Oregon alder, ↑Alnus rubra, ↑speckled alder, ↑Alnus rugosa, ↑smooth alder, ↑hazel alder, ↑Alnus serrulata, ↑green alder, ↑Alnus veridis, ↑Alnus veridis crispa, ↑Alnus crispa
• Member Holonyms: ↑Alnus, ↑genus Alnus
• Substance Meronyms: ↑alder
Useful english dictionary. 2012.