Alder

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), Aller \Al"ler\ ([add]l"l[~e]r),
     a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is
     excrescent.]
     Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all,
     alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster] alderfly



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.
     alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,
     Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)
     A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the
     genus {Alnus}. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by
     dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are
     usually shrubs or small trees.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Black alder}.
     (a) A European shrub ({Rhamnus frangula}); Alder buckthorn.
     (b) An American species of holly ({Ilex verticillata}),
         bearing red berries.
         [1913 Webster] Alder

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alder
       n 1: wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater
            rot; used for bridges etc
       2: north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and
          conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the
          rot-resistant wood [syn: {alder tree}]

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Alder, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
     Population (2000):    116
     Housing Units (2000): 69
     Land area (2000):     2.013323 sq. miles (5.214482 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.013323 sq. miles (5.214482 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            00850
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             45.324531 N, 112.108035 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Alder, MT
      Alder