Elderberry (Noun)
Meaning 1
A common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The park ranger led the nature walk to a stand of elderberry shrubs that were bursting with ripe, purple berries.
- Her grandmother's famous homemade wine was made from a secret blend of elderberry and wild grape juices.
- As the fall weather arrived, the local market was flooded with jars of elderberry jam and jellies, a sweet seasonal treat.
- Wildcrafting forager Julia always made a point to search out the rare black elderberry bush in the hillsides.
- From July to October, the trees on our family's old farm would be loaded with clusters of the dark, juicy elderberry fruit.
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Meaning 2
Berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.