HyperDic: alnus

English > 1 sense of the word Alnus:
NOUNplantAlnus, genus Alnusalders
English > Alnus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningalders.
Synonymgenus Alnus
Member ofBetulaceae, family Betulaceae, birch familymonoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera ... / genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
Membersalder, alder treenorth temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit
common alder, European black alder, Alnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgarismedium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins
green alder, Alnus veridisshrub of mountainous areas of Europe
green alder, Alnus veridis crispa, Alnus crispaNorth American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts
grey alder, gray alder, Alnus incanaNative to Europe but introduced in America
red alder, Oregon alder, Alnus rubralarge tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
seaside alder, Alnus maritimashrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
smooth alder, hazel alder, Alnus serrulataCommon shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
speckled alder, Alnus rugosaCommon shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
white alder, mountain alder, Alnus rhombifoliaTree of western United States
Broaderhamamelid dicot genusgenus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Spanishalnus, género alnus, genus alnus
Catalanalnus, genus alnus

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict