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ALNUS MARITIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alnus maritima mean?
• ALNUS MARITIMA (noun)
The noun ALNUS MARITIMA has 1 sense:
1. shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
Familiarity information: ALNUS MARITIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alnus maritima; seaside alder
Hypernyms ("Alnus maritima" 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 maritima" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)
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