Definition of "alnus" []

• A genus of shrubs and small trees, natural order Cupuliferæ, growing in moist places in northern temperate or colder regions. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• ""Among alnus and young Larix laricina" doesn't have quite the same ring to it, though."
• "Coffee arabica and C. robusta are grown under alnus (Alnus japonica) trees at 2 × 2 m spacing to as wide as 15 × 15 meters."
• "The upper layer is dominated by trees such as pine trees, alnus, mango, rimes, acacia (Samanea saman), santol and caimito."