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SMOOTH ALDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smooth alder mean?
• SMOOTH ALDER (noun)
The noun SMOOTH ALDER has 1 sense:
1. common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
Familiarity information: SMOOTH ALDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alnus serrulata; hazel alder; smooth alder
Hypernyms ("smooth alder" 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 ("smooth alder" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)
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