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  1. Alnus, genus Alnusnoun

    alders

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  1. alnus

    Alders are trees comprising the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few species extending into Central America, as well as the northern and southern Andes.

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  1. alnus

    Alnus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species, commonly known as alders, that are widespread across the Northern Hemisphere, extending from the Arctic region to Northern Africa, North and Central America, and Asia. They are primarily known for their fast growth and ability to fix nitrogen, making them very useful in reforestation and habitat restoration. Alder trees are often found around rivers, ponds and in wetlands, where it forms a symbiotic relationship with a nitrogen-fixing bacterium in its root nodules.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Alnus

    A plant genus of the family BETULACEAE that is distinguished from birch (BETULA) by its usually stalked winter buds and by cones that remain on the branches after the small, winged nutlets are released.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alnus in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alnus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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