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elderberry bush — noun any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit • Syn: ↑elder • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Hyponyms: ↑American elder, ↑black elderberry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elderberry — UK [ˈeldə(r)ˌberɪ] / US [ˈeldərˌberɪ] noun [countable] Word forms elderberry : singular elderberry plural elderberries a small round black fruit that grows on an elder tree elderberry wine … English dictionary
elderberry — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black elder — noun a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies • Syn: ↑bourtree, ↑common elder, ↑elderberry, ↑European elder, ↑Sambucus nigra • Hypernyms: ↑elder, ↑elderberr … Useful english dictionary
elderberry — el|der|ber|ry [ eldər,beri ] noun count a small round black fruit that grows on an elder tree: elderberry wine … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
elderberry — [[t]e̱ldə(r)beri[/t]] elderberries 1) N COUNT: usu pl Elderberries are the edible black berries that grow on an elder bush or tree. 2) N VAR An elderberry is an elder bush or tree … English dictionary
black elder — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black elder — juoduogis šeivamedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šeivamedinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Sambucus nigra), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Sambucus nigra angl. black elder; common… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
elderberry — noun Date: 1589 1. the edible black or red berrylike drupe of any of a genus (Sambucus) of shrubs or trees of the honeysuckle family bearing flat clusters of small white or pink flowers 2. a tree or shrub bearing elderberries … New Collegiate Dictionary
