current
LEO-entry:
Dictionary: Erle• alder [bot.] = die Erle
Pl.: die ErlenNOTE: This proposal suggests a CHANGE to the current LEO-entry:
• alder [bot.] = die Erle
wiss.: Alnus (Gattung) Pl.: die Erlen----------
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...alderLine breaks: alder
Pronunciation: /ˈɔːldə /
(also alder tree)
NOUN
A widely distributed tree of the birch family which has toothed leaves and bears male catkins and woody female cones.
Genus
Alnus, family Betulaceae: many species
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Origin
Old English
alor,
aler, of Germanic origin; related to German
Erle; forms spelled with d are recorded from the 14th century.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alderal•der noun \ˈȯl-dər\
: a type of tree or shrub that grows in wet ground in some northern countries
Full Definition of ALDER
: any of a genus (
Alnus) of toothed-leaved trees or shrubs of the birch family that have catkins which become woody, that typically grow in cool moist ground, and that have wood used especially in turnery; also : its wood
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Origin of ALDER
Middle English, from Old English
alor; akin to Old High German
elira alder, Latin
alnusFirst Known Use: 14th century
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/e...alder (ˈɔːldə)
Definitions
noun
1. any N temperate betulaceous shrub or tree of the genus
Alnus, having toothed leaves and conelike fruits. The bark is used in dyeing and tanning and the wood for bridges, etc because it resists underwater rot
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http://itis.gbif.net/pls/itisca/next?v_tsn=19...Scientific Name:
Alnus Mill.
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Vernacular name(s):
alder [English]
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http://www.floraweb.de/pflanzenarten/systemat...Familie Betulaceae Gray; Birkengewächse
Gattung
Alnus Mill.;
Erle----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alnus alnobetula (Ehrh.) K. Koch,
Grün-ErleAlnus glutinosa (L.) J. Gaertn.,
Schwarz-ErleAlnus incana (L.) Moench,
Grau-Erlehttp://www.blumeninschwaben.de/Hauptgruppen/e...Gattung:
Erle (
Alnus)
http://flora.nhm-wien.ac.at/Seiten-Familien/B...Alnus ¦
Erlehttp://www.wissen.de/rechtschreibung/erleẸr|le 〈f. 11〉 Birkengewächs mit holzigen Fruchtständen (z. B. an feuchten Stellen wachsender Baum mit hellgrauer Rinde); Syn. Eller, Else, Erlenbaum
http://www.dwds.de/?view=1&qu=ErleErlefem., -, -n
zu den Birkengewächsen gehörender Laubbaum mit eingeschlechtigen, zu Kätzchen vereinigten Blüten, der besonders an feuchten Stellen wächst
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/ErleErle, die
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Bedeutungen
1. besonders an feuchten Stellen wachsender Baum oder Strauch mit rundlichen, am Rande leicht gelappten oder gesägten Blättern, Blüten in Kätzchen und rundlichen, verholzenden Fruchtzapfen
2. 〈ohne Plural〉 Holz der Erle