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alerces

alerces is the plural of alerce.

Meaning of alerce

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.

Questions about alerces

What is alerces the plural of?
Alerces is the plural of alerce.

Words near alerces in the dictionary

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

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