American elder

Noun

Meaning

common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

black elderberry Sambucus canadensis sweet elder

Hypernyms

elder elderberry bush

Examples

At the time, he was the only African American elder of his generation in Kansas City who was willing to talk to me about lynching. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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