white alder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of white alder
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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“I looked through the fence at flat dirt — a huge blank palette. The only plant was one white alder — Alnus rhombifolia — and I thought, ‘How can I do this?’
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
The blackened, burned trees eventually gave way to live ponderosa pines, and then to untouched bearclover and white alder, and at last she and Dodger were back among the monarchs again.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
He and Elwood carried Akira and her father up into a tall canopy of Ponderosa pines, where bearclover and white alder grew among granite boulders.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The white alder at this time of year is prodigal of rich and delectable odors.
From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop
The smooth, pale-gray bark reminds us of the beech and sets this tree apart from the white alder whose bark is brown and deeply furrowed.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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