SAMBUCUS

Meaning of SAMBUCUS in English

noun a genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

SAMBUCUS — -kəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, elder tree : a genus of shrubs, trees, or rarely herbs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAMBUCUS — (n.) A genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.
Английский словарь Webster
SAMBUCUS — ( n. ) A genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAMBUCUS — n. Elder-tree.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ELDERBERRY — noun Date: 1589 the edible black or red berrylike drupe of any of a genus ( Sambucus ) of shrubs …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELDER — I Any of about 20–30 species, mainly shrubs and small trees, that make up the genus Sambucus , in the …
Английский словарь Британика
SAMBUCA — I. samˈb(y)ükə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from Greek sambykē, of Semitic origin; akin to Aramaic śabbĕkhā trigon : …
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ELDER — I. ˈeldə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eldre, eller, ellern, from Old English ellærn, ellen; probably akin to …
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SAMBUNIGRIN — ˌsamb(y)əˈnīgrə̇n, -nig- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Sambucus nigra, species of elder (from Sambucus + Latin nigra, feminine …
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RED-BERRIED ELDER — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun : a common No. American shrub ( Sambucus pubens ) with pointed cymes of small whitish flowers and …
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GOLDEN ELDER — noun : a common European elder ( Sambucus nigra aurea ) with yellow foliage and white flowers
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EUROPEAN RED ELDER — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st E : a glabrous European ornamental shrub ( Sambucus racemosa ) with paniculate cymes of …
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ELDER BLOW — noun Etymology: elder (I) + blow (blossom) : an elder plant ; especially : the No. American elder ( Sambucus …
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DOG TREE — noun : any of several Old World trees and shrubs: as a. : red dogwood 1 b. : a spindle …
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DANEWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized : a dwarf herbaceous elder ( Sambucus ebulus ) of Europe having pink flowers and …
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BOURTREE — ˈbu̇r.(ˌ)trē, ˈbü.(ˌ)- noun Etymology: Middle English burtre, bourtre, perhaps from bour bower + tre, tree tree Britain : the common …
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BLUE ELDER — noun or blue elderberry : a shrub or small tree ( Sambucus caerulea ) of the western United States with …
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BLOODWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English bloodwurt, from blood + wurt, wort wort — more at wort 1. : a plant …
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BLACK ELDERBERRY — noun 1. : blue elder 2. : a common elder ( Sambucus canadensis ) of central and eastern No. America
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AMERICAN ELDER — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : an elder ( Sambucus canadensis ) of eastern No. America with pale yellow branches, …
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ACTAEA — akˈtēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a plant (probably Actaea spicata ), from Greek aktaia baneberry ( …
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WALLWORT — (n.) The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus).
Английский словарь Webster
ELDERBERRY — (n.) The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American …
Английский словарь Webster
ELDER — (n.) A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.
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DANEWORT — (n.) A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and …
Английский словарь Webster
WALLWORT — ( n. ) The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus Ebulus).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ELDER — ( n. ) A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red berries.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DANEWORT — ( n. ) A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's …
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EUROPEAN ELDER — an elder, Sambucus nigra, of Europe and Asia, bearing black fruit. Also called bourtree .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELDER — elder 1 /el"deuhr/ , adj. a compar. of old with eldest as superl. 1. of greater age; older. 2. of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELDER — n. Any of about 2030 species, mainly shrubs and small trees, that make up the genus Sambucus , in the …
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