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common alder

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Noun1.common alder - medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkinscommon alder - medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
Alnus, genus Alnus - alders
alder tree, alder - north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant


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