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elder

34 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) elder (noun)
  2. 2) elder (adjective)
  3. 3) elder (noun)
  4. elder blow (noun)
  5. elder fungus (noun)
  6. elder statesman (noun)
  7. American elder (noun)
  8. black-berried elder (noun)
  9. blue elder (noun)
  10. box elder (noun)
  11. box-elder aphid (noun)
  12. box-elder bug (noun)
  13. burweed marsh elder (noun)
  14. California box elder (noun)
  15. dwarf elder (noun)
  16. European elder (noun)
  17. European red elder (noun)
  18. fore-elder (noun)
  19. golden elder (noun)
  20. ground elder (noun)
  21. horse elder (noun)
  22. lay elder (noun)
  23. marsh elder (noun)
  24. presiding elder (noun)
  25. red-berried elder (noun)
  26. red elder (noun)
  27. ruling elder (noun)
  28. scarlet-berried elder (noun)
  29. scarlet elder (noun)
  30. sweet elder (noun)

1el·der

noun \ˈel-dər\

Definition of ELDER

: elderberry 2

Origin of ELDER

Middle English eldre, from Old English ellærn; perhaps akin to Old English alor alder — more at alder
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with ELDER

welder

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