1. A common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
   "The bourtree's berries were harvested to make elderberry wine"; "The black elder's berries were harvested to make elderberry wine"; "The common elder's berries were harvested to make elderberry wine"; "The European elder's berries were harvested to make elderberry wine"; "The Sambucus nigra's berries were harvested to make elderberry wine";
   - bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder, Sambucus nigra
    
2. Berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
   "The elderberry syrup was a traditional remedy for colds"

Derived forms: elderberries

Type of: drupe, edible fruit, elder, elderberry bush, stone fruit

Part of: American elder, black elderberry, Sambucus canadensis, sweet elder

Encyclopedia: Elderberry