black alder

noun

1. Also called winterberry. a holly, Ilex verticillata, of eastern and midwestern North America, bearing red fruit that remains through early winter.
2. a European alder, Alnus glutinosa, having a dark-gray bark and sticky foliage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of black alder¹

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

An inferior article is made from the juice of black alder, and of evergreen privet.

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You need not change your flies; the cast which you have on—governor, and black alder—will take, if anything will.

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The stem of the black alder of this country before mentioned as arriving to great size, is simply branching and defuse.

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The black alder, Alnus glutinosa Gaertn., a European tree, has been planted near ponds.

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In America the black alder is often met in horticultural varieties.

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