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单词 white alder
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white alder
white alder n. (a) an alder, esp. Alnus rhombifolia, of western North America; (b) the South African tree Platylophus trifoliatus (family Cunoniaceae); (c) a white-flowering shrub of moist habitats, Clethra alnifolia (family Clethraceae) native to eastern North America; also called sweet pepperbush.
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1746 T. Short Medicina Britannica 200 For hard Swellings, He says, that green Leaves of white Alder, applied, discuss the Swelling, and check the Inflammation.
1770 R. Weston Universal Botanist I. 22 Alnus alba... White alder.
1822 W. J. Burchell Trav. I. 143 The name of Witte Elze (White Alder) is applied to another tree (Weinmannia trifoliata) which naturally grows in the same kind of places as the common Alder.
1862 Smithsonian Misc. Coll. 65 Clethra alnifolia.—White alder, or sweet pepperbush.
1920 Amer. Botanist 61 The plant commonly regarded as best entitled to the name ‘white alder’ is Clethra alnifolia. The generic name of this plant is said to have been the ancient Greek name for the alder and the common names have followed the scientific for some thousands of years.
1995 R. M. Pyle Where Bigfoot Walks viii. 87 A white alder wood leaned in toward the road.
2012 Argus Weekend (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 2 Dec. 5 The Knysna Forest is the largest indigenous forest in South Africa, and is filled with a wide selection of established trees, including yellowwood, stinkwood, white alders, blackwood, ironwood and Cape chestnut.
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