Definition of alnus Alnus
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What does alnus mean?
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| alnus - alders | ||
| genus Alnus | ||
| hamamelid dicot genus genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins | ||
| betulaceae, birch family, family betulaceae monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) | ||
| 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 | ||
| alnus glutinosa, alnus vulgaris, common alder, european black alder medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath | ||
| alnus incana, gray alder, grey alder native to Europe but introduced in America | ||
| alnus maritima, seaside alder shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood | ||
| alnus rhombifolia, mountain alder, white alder tree of western United States | ||
| alnus rubra, oregon alder, red alder large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture | ||
| alnus rugosa, speckled alder common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down | ||
| alnus serrulata, hazel alder, smooth alder common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark | ||
| alnus veridis, green alder shrub of mountainous areas of Europe | ||
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