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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Elder \El"der\, noun [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, noun] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.
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}).
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
elderberry \el"der*ber'ry\, noun (Bot.)
1. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder ({Sambucus nigra}) and that of the American sweet elder ({S. Canadensis}) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wines or jellies. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. the European variety of elder (see 3rd {elder}), a common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder, Sambucus nigra. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
elderberry
noun
1: common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {bourtree}, {black elder}, {common elder}, {European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]
2: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
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