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mountain alder

DEFINITIONS OF: mountain alder

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n small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn

Synonyms:
Acer spicatum, mountain maple
Type of:
maple
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone

n tree of western United States

Synonyms:
Alnus rhombifolia, white alder
Type of:
alder, alder tree
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
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