white alder

noun

American winterberry (Ilex verticillata).

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mountain alderAlnus rhombifoliasweet pepperbushpepper bushsummer sweetClethra alnifolia
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Meanings

nounwhite alder (plural white alders)

plural white alders

  1. American winterberry (Ilex verticillata).
  2. Grey alder (Alnus incana).
  3. A common alder of western North America, Alnus rhombifolia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountree of western United States

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mountain alderAlnus rhombifolia
Broader
alderalder tree

nounshrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers

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sweet pepperbushpepper bushsummer sweetClethra alnifolia
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
american winterberrycoralberrysweet pepperbushwinterberry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

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