Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

common alder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: com-mon alder
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tree native to much of Europe and neighboring Africa and Asia (Alnus glutinosa).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

common alders (plural)

Synonyms

black alder alder european black alder alnus glutinosa alnus vulgaris

Questions

What does common alder mean?: A tree native to much of Europe and neighboring Africa and Asia (Alnus glutinosa).

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