black alder

American  

noun

1. Also called winterberry.  a holly, Ilex verticillata, of eastern and midwestern North America, bearing red fruit that remains through early winter.

2. a European alder, Alnus glutinosa, having a dark-gray bark and sticky foliage.

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Etymology

Origin of black alder

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Winter floods are also becoming more frequent, with less flooding in spring, causing large areas of floodplain meadows, marshes, old lakes, wet oak and black alder forests to dry out.

From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2020

An allied species, Rhamnus Frangula, is also common in England, and is known as berry-bearing or black alder.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

The stem of the black alder arrives at a great size.

From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas

The piles of the Rialto in Venice and along the canals of Amsterdam and other Dutch cities are of black alder.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

The black alder, Alnus glutinosa Gaertn., a European tree, has been planted near ponds.

From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.