elder
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- noun
- /ˈɛldər/
- Specialized
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- On the west, overhanging the stream, grew gnarled elder, willows, and double white cherries.
So you can use elder with a cacao and with vanilla and some kind of sweetener and and it's quite full bodied and and beautiful.
- So you can use elder with a cacao and with vanilla and some kind of sweetener and and it's quite full bodied and and beautiful.
Examples
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A bird unknown to me was warbling in an elder bush on the slope of the sand pit.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the summer, we pick ripe berries from the elder bushes that grow near the river.
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This is the pit and this the elder tree.
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When the elder is ready, they venture into nature to select it themselves.
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This is a American elder, Timo Tree.
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Edda kept it; she is always shown holding a branch of the elder tree.
Fiction book (1993) -
The elder tree in our backyard blooms with beautiful white flowers in the spring.
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He planted several elder shrubs along the fence to attract birds and butterflies.
Synonyms
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A small tree or bush that has clusters of dark purple berries
A bush or small tree with white flowers and dark berries used to make jams and syrups
A small tree or shrub that has white flowers and small dark berries
A small tree or bush with white flower clusters and dark berries used to make jam
A small tree or bush that has dark berries used to make wine and jam
A common shrub or small tree with clusters of dark berries used for making jam and wine
A shrub with clusters of dark purple berries used to make jam, syrup or wine
A shrub with clusters of dark purple berries used to make wine and jam
A North American bush that people use to make jam and wine from its purple-black berries
A shrub or small tree with white flowers and blue berries used for jams and wines
A shrub or small tree with white flowers and blue berries used for wine and jelly
A small tree or shrub with white flowers and clusters of blue berries
A small tree or bush from North America that has clusters of red berries
A small tree or bush with clusters of bright red berries
A bush or small tree that has clusters of bright red berries
A shrub with clusters of small red berries found in woods and gardens
A small wild plant with strong-smelling white flowers and black berries used in medicine
A shrub or small tree with a strong, unpleasant smell
Compounds
- Literature
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A respected older man who is a former leader and whose advice people value
- UK
A common shrub or small tree with clusters of dark berries used for making jam and wine
- US
A North American fast-growing maple tree with leaves made of several parts, often used for shade
A tall annual plant that grows in wet rich soil and causes skin and pollen allergies
A maple tree that grows on the Pacific coast of the United States with white fruit
- UK
A small tree or bush with white flower clusters and dark berries used to make jam
- UK
A small wild plant with strong-smelling white flowers and black berries used in medicine
- Specialized
A shrub with clusters of dark purple berries used to make wine and jam
- US
A North American bush that people use to make jam and wine from its purple-black berries
Surface Forms
Etymology
Elder (plant) comes from a very old Germanic name for the tree and is the source of the familiar word elderberry. So the name elder stuck to the small tree with white flowers and dark berries.