alerce

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noun

The wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).

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Meanings

nounalerce (countable and uncountable, plural alerces)

plural alerces

  1. countableuncountableThe wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).
  2. countableuncountableThe Chilean arbor vitae (Austrocedrus chilensis).

    An alerce in southern Chile, older than the Bible but still putting forth seeds.

    2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 485
  3. countableuncountableFitzroya cupressoides.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

alerce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alerce

MLA

“alerce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alerce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alerce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alerce.

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