genus alnus

1. Alders (synset 112304498)
   is a type of: hamamelid dicot genus - genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
   member holonym:

   • 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
   • alnus glutinosa, alnus vulgaris, common alder, european black alder - medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
   • alnus incana, gray alder, grey alder - native to Europe but introduced in America
   • alnus maritima, seaside alder - shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood
   • alnus rhombifolia, mountain alder, white alder - tree of western United States
   • alnus rubra, oregon alder, red alder - large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
   • alnus rugosa, speckled alder - common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down
   • alnus serrulata, hazel alder, smooth alder - common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark
   • alnus veridis, green alder - shrub of mountainous areas of Europe
   • alnus crispa, alnus veridis crispa, green alder - North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts
   belongs to: betulaceae, birch family, family betulaceae - monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
   same as: alnus

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