European black alder

Definitions of European black alder

1. noun

   medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath
   synonyms: Alnus glutinosa, Alnus vulgaris, common alder

   type of:

   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