alisier

noun

ali·​si·​er

əˈlēzēˌā

plural -s

1

: black haw sense 1

2

: sheepberry sense 1a

Word History

Etymology

French, service tree, from alise sorb apple, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch else alder, Old High German erila

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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