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alderlike

alderlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an alder tree.

Adjective

alderlike (comparative more alderlike, superlative most alderlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an alder tree.
    • The cascara, an alderlike small tree, is noted for the medicinal qualities of its bark, which is collected in some localities and shipped in carloads to the eastern market.1922, J. B. Flett, Features of the Flora of Mount Rainier National Park, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2025, page 2

Forms of alderlike

comparativemore alderlike
superlativemost alderlike

Origin of alderlike

From alder + -like.

Questions about alderlike

What does alderlike mean?
Alderlike means resembling or characteristic of an alder tree.
What part of speech is alderlike?
Alderlike is an adjective.

Words near alderlike in the dictionary

  1. alderleast
  2. Alderley
  3. Alderley Edge
  4. alderliefest
  5. alderlievest
  6. alderlike
  7. alderman
  8. alderman hung in chains
  9. alderman in chains
  10. alderman lizard
  11. alderman lizards

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