alderwood

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alderwood

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From alder + wood.

noun alderwoods

  1. A wood largely populated with alder trees. Geltsdale Forsest is an extensive tract of mountain, forming the south-east portion of Castle Carrock parish, and is a royal forest leased by the Earl of Carlisle. Part of it abounds in birch and alderwoods, and gives rise to the river Gelt, which flows northwards.
  2. The wood from an alder tree. Fig. 12. Is a piece of Alder-wood the breadth whereof is about the bigness of the bristle of a Hog, to the naked Eye.

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noun wood populated by alders

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@misc{alderwood_2026,
  title = {alderwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alderwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}