Definitions for alerce

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alerce a·ler·ce

Spelling: [uh-ler-suh]

IPA: /əˈlɛr sə/

Alerce is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 89 anagrams from letters in alerce (aceelr).

Definitions for alerce

noun

1. the wood of the sandarac tree.
2. a Chilean evergreen tree, Fitzroya cupressoides, having furrowed, reddish bark and overlapping leaves.
3. an incense cedar, Austrocedrus chilensis, of Chile.

Origin of alerce

1835-45; Spanish Arabic al-arz the cypress

Examples for alerce

On the higher parts, brushwood takes the place of larger trees, with here and there a red cedar or an alerce pine.

alerce, a-lers′, n. the wood of the sandarac-tree: the Chilian Arbor vit—both of the pine family.