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common alder vs alder

alder vs common alder

common alder and alder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
common alder Yes No No No
alder Yes No No No
As nouns, alder is a hypernym of common alder; that is, alder is a word with a broader meaning than common alder:
  • common alder: medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
  • 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
Other hypernyms of common alder include alder tree.
common alder (noun) alder (noun)
medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
Difference between common alder and alder

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