Found 2 items, similar to elderberry.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: elderberry 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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 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 \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]