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Noun: common alder
  1. Medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
    "Common alder provides important habitat for wildlife";
    - European black alder, Alnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgaris

Derived forms: common alders

Type of: alder, alder tree

Part of: Alnus, genus Alnus

Encyclopedia: Common alder