Alnus

Thesaurus

Noun

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Alnus - alders genus Alnushamamelid dicot genus - genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkinsBetulaceae, birch family, family Betulaceae - monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)alder tree, alder - north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistantAlnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgaris, common alder, European black alder - medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneathAlnus incana, gray alder, grey alder - native to Europe but introduced in AmericaAlnus maritima, seaside alder - shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown woodAlnus rhombifolia, white alder, mountain alder - tree of western United StatesAlnus rubra, Oregon alder, red alder - large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furnitureAlnus rugosa, speckled alder - common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored downAlnus serrulata, hazel alder, smooth alder - common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth barkAlnus veridis, green alder - shrub of mountainous areas of EuropeAlnus crispa, Alnus veridis crispa, green alder - North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts