white alder

American  

noun

1. sweet pepperbush.

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Etymology

Origin of white alder

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

“I looked through the fence at flat dirt — a huge blank palette. The only plant was one white alder — Alnus rhombifolia — and I thought, ‘How can I do this?’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2023

He and Elwood carried Akira and her father up into a tall canopy of Ponderosa pines, where bearclover and white alder grew among granite boulders.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The blackened, burned trees eventually gave way to live ponderosa pines, and then to untouched bearclover and white alder, and at last she and Dodger were back among the monarchs again.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

The white alder at this time of year is prodigal of rich and delectable odors.

From Old Plymouth Trails by Packard, Winthrop

The button-bush hung out her balls, and white alder painted the air with faint perfume; willow-herb built her bowery arches, and the flags were ever glancing like swords of roistering knights.

From Meadow Grass Tales of New England Life by Brown, Alice