alder

alder
noun [ˈɔːldə,ˈɔldɚ/
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
See Also: Andean alder, black alder, Caucasian alder, common alder, Formosan alder, green alder, grey alder, hazel alder, Himalayan alder, Italian alder, Japanese alder, Mexican alder, Nepalese alder, oriental alder, red alder, seaside alder, white alder

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  • Alder — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Albert Alder (1888–1980), Schweizer Mediziner Bernie Alder (* 1925), US amerikanischer Physiker Charles Robert Alder Wright (1844–1894) englischer Chemiker Christian Alder (* 1978), deutscher… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alder — Al der ([add]l d[ e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS. alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli, Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.) A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus {Alnus}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Alder — Alder, MT U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 116 Housing Units (2000): 69 Land area (2000): 2.013323 sq. miles (5.214482 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.013323 sq. miles …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • alder- — variant of aller gen. pl. of all, used in comb. as alder best, alder liefest: see all D 3 …   Useful english dictionary

  • alder — (n.) tree related to the birch, O.E. alor alder (with intrusive d added 14c.; the historical form aller survived until 18c. in literary English and persists in dialects, e.g. Lancashire owler, which is partly from Norse), from P.Gmc. *aliso (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Alder — (izg. àlder), Kurt (1902 1958) DEFINICIJA njemački kemičar, za razvoj Diels Alderove reakcije (široko upotrebljavane metode sintetiziranja cikličkih organskih tvari); Nobelova nagrada za kemiju 1950 (s O. Dielsom) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • alder — [ôl′dər] n. [ME alder, aller < OE alor, aler < IE base * el : see ELM] any of a small group of rapidly growing trees and shrubs (genus Alnus) of the birch family, having toothed leaves and catkins, and growing in cool, moist soil in… …   English World dictionary

  • Alder — Al der ([add]l d[ e]r), Aller Al ler ([add]l l[ e]r), a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is excrescent.] Of all; used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all, alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Alder — Alder, Kurt …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • alder — ► NOUN ▪ a tree of the birch family, which bears catkins and has toothed leaves. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

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