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bourtree
(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] |
bourtree
(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.
[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] |
bourtree
(wn) | bourtree
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] |
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