els, noun

Used attributively to designate an alder tree. Usually with distinguishing epithet: see rooi-els, wit els.

1829 C. Rose Four Yrs in Sn Afr. 125The rich foliage of the wild fig, the plum, and that of the gnarled and twisted else-wood.

1985 A. Tredgold Bay between Mountains 157On its banks there used to grow many els trees.

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