elderberry

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What about substituting 'Black lace' elderberry, a real stunner, for Japanese maple?

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  1. noun The small, edible, purplish-black fruit of the common American elder (Sambucus canadensis), sometimes used to make wine or preserves.
  2. noun A shrub or tree that bears elderberries.

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  • Her eyes now slipped to what she was presently passing on this anxious pursuit of theirs: an elderberry, a mountain holly, plume grass. —  The Empty Chair
  • What about substituting 'Black lace' elderberry, a real stunner, for Japanese maple? —  Philly.com - Latest Videos
  • There are several hundred plant species throughout Canyon too, like black sage, elderberry, California sagebrush, wild buckwheat, golden yarrow, laurel sumac, scrub oak, sugar bush and toyon. —  LA Weekly | Complete Issue
  • However, if you're confident in identifying the edible ones, the bearberry, elderberry, blueberry, high-bush cranberry and serviceberry are safe. —  AboutMyPlanet.com
  • The Health Energy Potion promises gamers up to eight hours of energy, elderberry, ginseng, biotin and folic acid, and as much caffeine as two cans of Red Bull. —  Raph's Website
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/ˈɛldərbɛri/
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