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seaside alder

seaside alder

9.9
A small tree or shrub with soft light brown wood that grows in wet coastal areas in the southeastern US
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : aliso costero
  • The seaside alder grows along riverbanks and wetlands in the southeastern United States.

Examples

  • Botanists studied the distribution of the seaside alder in Alabama and Georgia.

  • The wood of the seaside alder is valued for its lightness and softness.

  • The seaside alder thrives in wet coastal areas.

  • Many seaside alders can be found along the shore.

  • The seaside alder grows along riverbanks and wetlands in the southeastern United States.

  • The seaside alder thrives in wet coastal areas.

  • Many seaside alders can be found along the shore.

Synonyms

Alnus maritima
vsseaside alder
  • Specialized
9.9

A small tree or shrub from the southeastern United States that has soft, light brown wood

notes that it prefers wet or coastal areas

Surface Forms

seaside alder singular
seaside alders plural

Morphology

seaside + alder

This is a transparent place+noun compound: 'seaside' (by the sea) + 'alder' (a type of tree) directly yields the meaning of an alder that grows in coastal/wet seaside areas. Such compositional compounds are common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Seaside alder gets its name from where the plant grows. seaside means 'near the sea' and alder is a kind of small tree that likes wet ground, so the name tells you it is a small alder that lives by the coast.