speckled alder

Definitions of speckled alder
  1. noun
    common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
    synonyms: Alnus rugosa
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    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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