black elder
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jelliesSynonyms: bourtreeblack eldercommon elderelderberryEuropean elderSambucus nigra
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus). [1913 Webster]