Define the word elderberry"elderberry" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
elderberry \el"der*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
1. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World
elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet
elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten
as a berry or made into wines or jellies.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. the European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common
black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the
fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder,
Sambucus nigra.
[WordNet 1.5]
"elderberry" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"
Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
flowers, and small black or red berries.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common North American species is Sambucus Canadensis; the common European species (S. nigra)
forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is S. pubens. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
European elder (Sambucus nigra) is also called the
elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, black elder, and common elder.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Box elder. See under 1st Box.
Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).
[1913 Webster]
"elderberry" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
elderberry
n 1: common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia;
fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder, Sambucus nigra]
2: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
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