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alder

al·der

UK/ˈɔː.ldə/ US/ˈɑl.dɚ/ rare

noun

1.

wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc

2.

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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Inherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.

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