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 4 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: alder noun 1: wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc 2: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood [syn: {alder tree}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), noun [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS. alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli, Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.) A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus {Alnus}. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees. {Black alder}. (a) A European shrub ({Rhamnus frangula}); Alder buckthorn. (b) An American species of holly ({Ilex verticillata}), bearing red berries. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), Aller \Al"ler\ ([add]l"l[~e]r), a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is excrescent.] Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Alder, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 116 Housing Units (2000): 69 Land area (2000): 2.013323 sq. miles (5.214482 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.013323 sq. miles (5.214482 sq. km) FIPS code: 00850 Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30 Location: 45.324531 N, 112.108035 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Alder, MT Alder |
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