单词 | seaside alder |
释义 | > as lemmasseaside alder seaside alder n. a shrub or small tree, Alnus maritima (family Betulaceae), which typically grows in moist to wet soils beside ponds and streams and is found in parts of the southern and eastern United States. Π 1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 20 Betula-Alnus maritima. Sea-side Alder. 1884 C. S. Sargent Rep. Forests N. Amer. 162 Alnus maritima. Seaside Alder... A small tree, 6 to 7 meters in height, with a trunk 0.10 to 0.15 meter in diameter. 2002 Nature Conservancy Spring 63/2 Its proportions alone—not to mention its rare plants, such as the seaside alder—make it [sc. the Nanticoke River watershed] stand out as one of the most ecologically significant watershed basins in the Mid-Atlantic. < as lemmas |
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