Noun: European elder ,yûr-u'pee-un 'el-du(r)
- A common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
"The European elder's berries were harvested to make elderberry wine";
- bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry, Sambucus nigra
Type of: elder, elderberry bush
Encyclopedia: European elder