Meanings
plural speckled alders
- A tree, Alnus incana, of the northern hemisphere.
Gripping the long branch of a speckled alder tree, ecologist Deborah Landau slowly steps into the waist-deep murky water.
2022 June 3, Mark Hendricks, The GuardianSynonyms: grey alder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tree, Alnus incana, of the northern hemisphere.
More synonyms by meaning
nouncommon shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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speckled alder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speckled%20alder
“speckled alder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speckled%20alder. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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