alder

Plural: alders

Noun

wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
An alderman or alderwoman.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.

Synonyms

alder tree

Scrabble Score: 6

alder is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
alder is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alder is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

alder is a valid Words With Friends word