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alder alder /ˈɔːldər/

North temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant ( alder , alder tree )
north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
Wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc ( alder )
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
The builders chose alder for the bridge because it resists underwater rot.
The builders chose alder for the bridge because it resists underwater rot.

Any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons ( boson )
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons

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