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Sambucus (gcide) | Sambucus \Sam*bu"cus\, n. [L., an elder tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.
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sambucus (wn) | Sambucus
n 1: elder; elderberry [syn: Sambucus, genus Sambucus] |
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Sambucus Canadensis (gcide) | Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
flowers, and small black or red berries.
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Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus
Canadensis}; the common European species (S. nigra)
forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.
pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
European elder (Sambucus nigra) is also called the
elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, {black
elder}, and common elder.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Box elder. See under 1st Box.
Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).
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Sambucus Ebulus (gcide) | Wallwort \Wall"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus).
[1913 Webster]Danewort \Dane"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf
elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed,
Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood.
Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought
against the Danes.]
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Sambucus nigra (gcide) | bourtree \bourtree\ n.
common black-fruited shrub or small tree (Sambucus nigra)
of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and
jellies.
Syn: black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder.
[WordNet 1.5]Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
flowers, and small black or red berries.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus
Canadensis}; the common European species (S. nigra)
forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.
pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
European elder (Sambucus nigra) is also called the
elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, {black
elder}, and common elder.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Box elder. See under 1st Box.
Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).
[1913 Webster]elderberry \el"der*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
1. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World
elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet
elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten
as a berry or made into wines or jellies.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. the European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common
black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the
fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder,
Sambucus nigra.
[WordNet 1.5] |
genus sambucus (wn) | genus Sambucus
n 1: elder; elderberry [syn: Sambucus, genus Sambucus] |
sambucus (wn) | Sambucus
n 1: elder; elderberry [syn: Sambucus, genus Sambucus] |
sambucus caerulea (wn) | Sambucus caerulea
n 1: shrub or small tree of western United States having white
flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies
[syn: blue elder, blue elderberry, Sambucus caerulea] |
sambucus canadensis (wn) | Sambucus canadensis
n 1: common elder of central and eastern North America bearing
purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies [syn:
American elder, black elderberry, sweet elder,
Sambucus canadensis] |
sambucus ebulus (wn) | Sambucus ebulus
n 1: dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a
nauseous odor [syn: dwarf elder, danewort, {Sambucus
ebulus}] |
sambucus nigra (wn) | Sambucus nigra
n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry,
European elder, Sambucus nigra] |
sambucus pubens (wn) | Sambucus pubens
n 1: common North American shrub or small tree [syn: {American
red elder}, red-berried elder, stinking elder,
Sambucus pubens] |
sambucus racemosa (wn) | Sambucus racemosa
n 1: Eurasian shrub [syn: European red elder, {red-berried
elder}, Sambucus racemosa] |
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