American elder

American elder
noun
common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
Hypernyms: ↑elder, ↑elderberry bush
Part Meronyms: ↑elderberry

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
: an elder (Sambucus canadensis) of eastern No. America with pale yellow branches, leaves with usually seven leaflets, flat-topped flower clusters, and purplish black fruit about 1/4 inch in diameter

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