black alder

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black alder - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.
     alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,
     Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)
     A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the
     genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by
     dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are
     usually shrubs or small trees.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Black alder.
     (a) A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn.
     (b) An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata),
         bearing red berries.
         [1913 Webster] Alder