alder carr

noun

alder carr

noun
1

A particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees.

  • Alder is [...] usually found growing in marshes and along rivers, streams and other wet areas. Alder in fact gives its name to a term for wet woodland: alder carr.2023, Ray Mears, chapter 1, in British Woodland, Ebury Spotlight, →ISBN:

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