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elder-blow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The edible flower clusters (umbels) of the elder tree (Sambucus nigra).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

Examples

  • 1838, Lydia Maria Child, The American Frugal Housewife, New York: Samuel S. & William Wood, 22nd edition, enlarged, p. 27, A poultice of elder-blow tea and biscuit is good as a preventive to mortification.

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