alder
[ awl-der ]
/ ˈɔl dər /
noun
any shrub or tree belonging to the genus Alnus, of the birch family, growing in moist places in northern temperate or colder regions and having toothed, simple leaves and flowers in catkins.
any of various trees or shrubs resembling an alder.
Origin of alder
before 900; Middle English
alder, aller, Old English
alor, al(e)r; cognate with Old Norse
ǫlr, Middle Low German
al(l)er < Germanic
*álusṓ; akin to Middle High German
alze < Germanic
*alū́sō, Old High German
elira, erila (German
Erle) < Germanic
*álisṓ, Middle Low German
els(e) < Germanic
*alísō, hence Germanic
*álus, alísō; compare Polish
olcha, Russian
olʾkhá < Indo-European dialect
*alisā; Lithuanian
al̃ksnis, Latin
alnus < Indo-European dialect
*alsnos
Words nearby alder
aldan,
aldebaran,
aldeburgh,
aldehyde,
alden,
alder,
alder buckthorn,
alder fly,
alder flycatcher,
alder's anomaly,
alderfly
Definition for alder (2 of 2)
Alder
[ ahl-der; German ahl-duh r ]
/ ˌɑl dər; German ˈɑl dər /
noun
Kurt [kurt; German koo rt] /kɜrt; German kʊərt/,1902–58,
German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
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British Dictionary definitions for alder
alder
/ (ˈɔːldə) /
noun
any N temperate betulaceous shrub or tree of the genus Alnus, having toothed leaves and conelike fruits. The bark is used in dyeing and tanning and the wood for bridges, etc because it resists underwater rot
any of several similar trees or shrubs
Word Origin for alder
Old English
alor; related to Old High German
elira, Latin
alnus
Medical definitions for alder
Alder
[ äl′dər ]
German chemist. He shared a 1950 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning the structure of organic matter.