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black alder

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black alder

–noun
1. Also called winterberry. a holly, Ilex verticillata, of eastern and midwestern North America, bearing red fruit that remains through early winter.
2. a European alder, Alnus glutinosa, having a dark-gray bark and sticky foliage.

Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism
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black alder  
n.  
  1. A deciduous shrub or small tree (Ilex verticillata), the most widespread of North American hollies, growing in many variable forms from Minnesota to Texas and Georgia. Also called winterberry.

  2. A Eurasian alder tree (Alnus glutinosa) that is sometimes cultivated in North America, especially for its ability to grow in soils too wet for many other trees.

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