elderberry

noun

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms black elder bourtree common elder european elder sambucus nigra

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder (<i>Sambucus nigra</i>) and that of the American sweet elder (<i>S. Canadensis</i>) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or made into wine.

   noun

   Source: webster1913