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Noun: red alder  red ol-du(r)
  1. Large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
    "Red alder is an important commercial hardwood in the Pacific Northwest";
    - Oregon alder, Alnus rubra

Derived forms: red alders

Type of: alder, alder tree

Part of: Alnus, genus Alnus

Encyclopedia: Red alder