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alerce

alerce noun: the wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).

Noun

alerce (countable and uncountable, plural alerces)

  1. The wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).
  2. The Chilean arbor vitae (Austrocedrus chilensis).
    • An alerce in southern Chile, older than the Bible but still putting forth seeds.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 485
  3. Fitzroya cupressoides.

alerce meaning in Tamil

alerce in Tamil

சாந்தரக்கு மரக்கட்டை

Forms of alerce

pluralalerces

Questions about alerce

What does alerce mean?
Alerce means the wood of the sandarac tree (Tetraclinis).
What is alerce in Tamil?
Alerce in Tamil is சாந்தரக்கு மரக்கட்டை. See Alerce meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alerce?
Alerce is a noun.
What is the plural of alerce?
The plural of alerce is alerces.

Words near alerce in the dictionary

  1. Aleppoans
  2. alepposide
  3. aleprechaunist
  4. aleprechaunists
  5. aleptinemia
  6. alerce
  7. alerces
  8. alerion
  9. alerions
  10. alert
  11. alert and oriented

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