elderberry

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
noun berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

Compound of elder + berry.

The Fillmore Elderberries "I expected as much," said Timothy Robinson. — Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
“But he said I must go and stump elderberries just the same” said Peter. — The Story Girl, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
Now let us get a branch of live elderberry and one or two limbs of the low red sumac. — Woodland Tales, Ernest Thompson Seton

bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder, Sambucus nigra

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