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TOEFL BNC: 16030 COCA: 18527

alder

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alder /ˈɑːldɚ/ noun
plural alders
alder
/ˈɑːldɚ/
noun
plural alders
Learner's definition of ALDER
[count]
: a type of tree or shrub that grows in wet ground in some northern countries桤木
TOEFL BNC: 16030 COCA: 18527

alder

noun

al·​der ˈȯl-dər How to pronounce alder (audio)
: 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

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of alder was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 16030 COCA: 18527

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