English noun: elderberry | |||
1. | elderberry (plant) a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies | ||
Synonyms | black elder, bourtree, common elder, European elder, Sambucus nigra | ||
Broader (hypernym) | elder, elderberry bush | ||
2. | elderberry (food) berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drupe, edible fruit, stone fruit | ||
Part meronym | American elder, black elderberry, Sambucus canadensis, sweet elder | ||