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alder carr

alder carr noun: a particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees.

Noun

alder carr (plural alder carrs)

  1. (countable) A particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees.
    • Alder is [...] usually found growing in marshes and along rivers, streams and other wet areas. Alder in fact gives its name to a term for wet woodland: alder carr.2023, Ray Mears, chapter 1, in British Woodland, Ebury Spotlight, →ISBN

Forms of alder carr

pluralalder carrs

Questions about alder carr

What does alder carr mean?
Alder carr means a particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees.
What part of speech is alder carr?
Alder carr is a noun.
What is the plural of alder carr?
The plural of alder carr is alder carrs.

Words near alder carr in the dictionary

  1. Aldenhamian
  2. Aldenhamians
  3. alder
  4. alder buckthorn
  5. alder buckthorns
  6. alder carr
  7. alder carrs
  8. alder moth
  9. alder moths
  10. Alder's razor
  11. alder-

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