elderberry bush

/ˌɛldərˈbɛri bʊʃ/

Other forms: elderberry bushes

Definitions of elderberry bush

1. noun

   any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
   synonyms: elder

   types:

   American elder, Sambucus canadensis, black elderberry, sweet elder

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

   Sambucus caerulea, blue elder, blue elderberry

   shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies

   Sambucus ebulus, danewort, dwarf elder

   dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor

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

   a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

   American red elder, Sambucus pubens, red-berried elder, stinking elder

   common North American shrub or small tree

   European red elder, Sambucus racemosa, red-berried elder

   Eurasian shrub

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems