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speckled alder

speckled alder noun: a tree, Alnus incana, of the northern hemisphere.

Noun

speckled alder (plural speckled alders)

  1. A tree, Alnus incana, of the northern hemisphere.
    • Gripping the long branch of a speckled alder tree, ecologist Deborah Landau slowly steps into the waist-deep murky water.2022 June 3, Mark Hendricks, The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    grey alder

Synonyms of speckled alder

Forms of speckled alder

pluralspeckled alders

Questions about speckled alder

What does speckled alder mean?
Speckled alder means a tree, Alnus incana, of the northern hemisphere.
What part of speech is speckled alder?
Speckled alder is a noun.
What is the plural of speckled alder?
The plural of speckled alder is speckled alders.

Words near speckled alder in the dictionary

  1. specklebellies
  2. specklebelly
  3. specklebreast
  4. specklebreasts
  5. speckled
  6. speckled alder
  7. speckled alders
  8. speckled bass
  9. speckled boobook
  10. speckled boobooks
  11. speckled butter bean

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