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Word: Alder
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English alor, aler, of Germanic origin; related to German Erle; forms spelled with d are recorded from the 14th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːldə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a widely distributed tree of the birch family which has toothed leaves and bears male catkins and woody female cones.
Short Definition:widely distributed tree of birch family which has toothed leaves and bears male catkins
Variant Forms:
- alder tree
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