"alder" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 榿木

Definition

榿木是一種生長在溫帶地區的樹或灌木，常見於水邊，有小球果和圓形葉子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Alder” 主要用於植物學、生態學或木工領域，指榿木屬樹木或特定品種。其木材常用於製傢俱和樂器。不要和“elder”（接骨木或長輩）混淆。

Examples

There is an alder tree growing by the river.

河邊長著一棵**榿木**。

Alders lose their leaves in the fall.

**榿木**在秋天掉葉。

The wood from the alder is used to make furniture.

**榿木**的木材可用來製作傢俱。

We went hiking and spotted a grove of alders near the pond.

我們健行時，在池塘附近發現了一片**榿木**林。

If you look closely, you’ll notice small cones hanging from the alder branches.

仔細看，你會發現**榿木**樹枝上掛著小球果。

"That’s not an oak—it's an alder," the botanist explained.

「那不是橡樹，是**榿木**，」植物學家解釋道。