noun
Meaning 1
American winterberry (Ilex verticillata).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Phrase guide
white alder
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noun
Meaning 2
Grey alder (Alnus incana).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A common alder of western North America, Alnus rhombifolia.
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noun
Meaning 4
shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sweet pepperbush, pepper bush, summer sweet, Clethra alnifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
noun
Meaning 5
tree of western United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mountain alder, Alnus rhombifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: alder, alder tree
History
Etymology
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