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al·der \ˈȯldə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English alder, aller, from Old English alor, aler; akin to Old High German elira, erila alder, Old Norse ölr, (assumed) Gothic alisa (whence Spanish aliso), Latin alnus, Late Greek (Macedonian dialect) aliza white poplar, Lithuanian al̃ksnis alder 1. : a tree or shrub of the genus Alnus 2. : any of several shrubs resembling the alder |