white alder

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Definition of white alder

1a : any of several native alders (as Alnus rhombifolia) of western North America

2 : any shrub or tree of the genus Clethra

3 : a southern African tree (Platylophus trifoliatus) of the family Cunoniaceae

4 : privet andromeda

5 : a winterberry (Ilex verticillata)

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