Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alder

2 senses of alder

Sense 1
alder -- (wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc)
       => wood -- (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Sense 2
alder, alder tree -- (north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant)
       => tree -- (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)