alder carr

English

Noun

alder carr (plural alder carrs)

1. (countable) A particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees.
   • 2023, Ray Mears, chapter 1, in British Woodland, Ebury Spotlight, →ISBN:

     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.