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ALNUS INCANA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alnus incana mean?
• ALNUS INCANA (noun)
The noun ALNUS INCANA has 1 sense:
1. native to Europe but introduced in America
Familiarity information: ALNUS INCANA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Native to Europe but introduced in America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alnus incana; gray alder; grey alder
Hypernyms ("Alnus incana" is a kind of...):
alder; alder tree (north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant)
Holonyms ("Alnus incana" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)
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