n.
Pronunciation: ' el-d ə (r)- ˌ ber- ē , - ˌ be-r ē
Function: noun
Date: 1589
1 : the edible black or red berrylike drupe of any of a genus ( Sambucus ) of shrubs or trees of the honeysuckle family bearing flat clusters of small white or pink flowers
2 : a tree or shrub bearing elderberries
elderberry