Definitions

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  • noun The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra

Etymologies

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elder +‎ flower

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Examples

  • A few days later, when I had joined her at her father's house, Jackie and I made a batch of the kind of elderflower cordial/syrup I recently used in a gooseberry relish (see here): equal volumes of water and sugar brought to the boil to form a simple syrup

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • A few days later, when I had joined her at her father's house, Jackie and I made a batch of the kind of elderflower cordial/syrup I recently used in a gooseberry relish (see here): equal volumes of water and sugar brought to the boil to form a simple syrup

    NYT > Home Page By EDWARD SCHNEIDER 2010

  • Visitors can also try croquet - a popular garden activity in bygone times - and they can even sample period refreshments such as elderflower cordial or fruit wine.

    BrontëBlog 2009

  • Chef Jane-Therese Mulry creates lively combinations perfect for this environment: tuna sashimi with avocado, elderflower, and ginger ice; caramelized-pineapple salmon with miso and tomato; chili-caramel duck with Asian slaw and coriander.

    Barefoot Luxury Laurie Werner 2010

  • "It's made with English elderflower, lemonade, fresh lemon and mint," the waitress said.

    Hanging With Mary Jane Watson Marshall Heyman 2011

  • Inside, would be a floating island, made from meringue, cast in a pool of cold elderflower soup, topped with goat cheese ice cream and perhaps some caramelized walnut powder.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • First was a cocktail made from cava and elderflower syrup, shot through the siphon so that the top layer turned to thick foam.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • Eat In nearby Boshum, the Millstream's millstream.com £50 tasting menu features roquefort mousse with pickled pears, smoked haddock and leek ravioli, summer fruit and elderflower trifle.

    Five great beach weekends 2011

  • On this particular Friday, the selection of products is especially promiscuous: a box of herbs; a pair of disgusting-looking fish livers, soaking in a liquid that has by now turned pink; a bottle of elderflower juice from Ikea; a couple of round, green squash the size of basketballs; and a big plastic bag filled with what appear to be Japanese candies—the junky, fluorescent-colored kind of candy that the Spanish call chuches.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • That same afternoon, with a little spare time on his hands, Eduard begins idly poking through the products on the pass—the elderflower syrup, the fish livers, the horrid Japanese chuches.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

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