Alder

n.	1.	(Bot.) A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees. Black alder a - A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn. b - An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata), bearing red berries.
a.	1.	Of all; - used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all.

Noun	1.	alder - wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
	2.	alder - north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood Synonyms: alder tree

alder tree, wood