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RED ALDER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
Synonyms:
Alnus rubra; Oregon alder; red alder
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("red 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 ("red alder" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)
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