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ALNUS RUGOSA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
Synonyms:
Alnus rugosa; speckled alder
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Hypernyms ("Alnus rugosa" 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 rugosa" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)