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ALNUS RUGOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alnus rugosa mean?
• ALNUS RUGOSA (noun)
The noun ALNUS RUGOSA has 1 sense:
1. common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
Familiarity information: ALNUS RUGOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alnus rugosa; speckled alder
Hypernyms ("Alnus rugosa" is a kind 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)
Holonyms ("Alnus rugosa" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)
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