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GREEN ALDER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrub of mountainous areas of Europe

Synonyms:

Alnus veridis; green alder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("green 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 ("green alder" is a member of...):

Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)

Sense 2

Meaning:

North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts

Synonyms:

Alnus crispa; Alnus veridis crispa; green alder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("green 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 ("green alder" is a member of...):

Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)

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