"alder" in the noun sense
1. alder
wood of any of various alder trees resistant to underwater rot used for bridges etc
2. alder, alder tree
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
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