Alder

Etymology
alder:, aller:, from alor:, from  (cf. Swedish al:, East Frisian ällerboom:boom), variant of  (cf. Dutch els:, German Erle:), from  (cf.  alanza:, Latin alnus:, Latvian àlksnis:, Polish olcha:, Albanian halë: 'black pine',  (Hesychius) undefined: 'white poplar').

Noun

 * 1) Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Related terms

 * Andean alder
 * black alder
 * Caucasian alder
 * common alder
 * Formosan alder
 * green alder


 * grey alder
 * hazel alder
 * Himalayan alder
 * Italian alder
 * Japanese alder
 * Mexican alder


 * Nepalese alder
 * oriental alder
 * red alder
 * seaside alder
 * white alder