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elder (2)
el·der [ éldər ] (plural el·ders)


noun 
Definition:
 
tree with purplish-black berries: a bush or tree with flat clusters of white flowers and purplish black berries. Latin name Sambucus nigra.
[ Old English ellærn, origin ?]
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