alder

alder has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• n.. A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.
• a.. Alt. of Aller
• n.. north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
• n.. wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc