alder Definition

any of a genus (Alnus) of toothed-leaved trees or shrubs of the birch family that have catkins which become woody, that typically grow in cool moist ground, and that have wood used especially in turnery; also : its wood

Kurt 1902—1958 German chemist

winterberry

an eastern North American shrub (Ilex verticillata) of the holly family with axillary flowers, usually bright red berries, and deciduous leaves that turn black in the fall —called also black alder

any of several congeneric shrubs or small trees (such as Ilex laevigata of the eastern U.S.)