Noun
- 1. bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder, Sambucus nigra, elder, elderberry bush
- usage: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
- 2. elderberry, edible fruit, drupe, stone fruit
- usage: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
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