alder

Female (left) and male (right) catkins.

Meaning

Noun

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
An alderman or alderwoman.

Origin

, Latin alnus, Latvian alksnis, Polish olcha, Russian ольха́, Albanian halë ("black pine"), Ancient Macedonian (Hesychius) ἄλιζα), likely ultimately of pre-Indo-European origin.
Clipping of alderman.

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