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Elderberry

//ˈɛldə(ɹ)ˌbɛɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any shrub or tree of the genus Sambucus;
  2. 2
    berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies wordnet
  3. 3
    The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of this plant, used in cooking and to flavour drinks etc.
  4. 4
    a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies wordnet

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English eldre English elder Proto-Germanic *bazją Proto-West Germanic *baʀi Old English berġe Middle English berye English berry English elderberry Compound of elder + berry.

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