1. White nerve tissue: In medical school, Judy learned that alba pertained to white fibrous matter in the body, as compared to the gray or cellular material.
2. A shrub with white flowers of the crossbreed Rosa × alba: Joe wanted to have an alba in his garden which produced lovely white blossoms.

1. In Roman Antiquity, a tablet on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded: An album provided information for the public and was afterwards extended to other lists.
2. A blank book in which to insert autographs, memorial verses, original drawings, or other souvenirs: Lynn's Mom bought an album before going on a summer trip to Alaska in order to save all the little interesting keepsakes and small relics.
3. A book at public places in which visitors enter their names: In the museum, there was an album in which those visiting could write in their names.

According to Samuel Johnson in his A Dictionary of the English Language, an album is a book in which foreigners have long been accustomed to inserting the autographs of celebrated people.

A form of lepra in which the skin is anesthetic and white, associated with different forms of paralysis.

The final uterine discharge of mucus after childbirth: Lochia alba is the last amount of blood excretion following delivery when the amount of blood is decreased and the leukocytes are increased, usually taking 10 to 14 days.