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OREGON ALDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Oregon alder mean?
• OREGON ALDER (noun)
The noun OREGON ALDER has 1 sense:
1. large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
Familiarity information: OREGON ALDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alnus rubra; Oregon alder; red alder
Hypernyms ("Oregon alder" 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 ("Oregon alder" is a member of...):
Alnus; genus Alnus (alders)
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