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elderberry

[el-der-ber-ee, -buh-ree]

noun

plural

elderberries 
  1. the berrylike fruit of the elder, old, used in making wine and jelly.

  2. elder.



elderberry

/ ˈɛəˌɛɪ /

noun

  1. the berry-like fruit of the elder, used for making wines, jellies, etc

  2. another name for elder 1

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of elderberry1

First recorded in 1400–50, elderberry is from the late Middle English word eldirbery. See elder 2, berry
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Example Sentences

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We have passion fruit vines everywhere, and elderberry.

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In February, during a gnarly bout of the flu, I found both comfort and strength in my very first cup of elderberry lemon balm tea.

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Maybe they garner attention for purported health benefits, as did the native elderberry.

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He pressed the juice from elderberries he had garnered earlier in the month and stored it in clay pots to let it turn to wine.

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They planted 80,000 plants — like red elderberry, western sword fern and Douglas fir — in the surrounding landscape to make the crossings more natural and attractive to wildlife.

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When To Use

What else does elderberry mean?

Elderberries are edible, bluish purple berries popularly used to help fight colds and flus.Elderberries are humorously referenced in a popular quote from the 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail: "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries."

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