| sambucus | (n) elder; elderberry, Syn. genus Sambucus |
| american elder | (n) common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies, Syn. Sambucus canadensis, sweet elder, black elderberry |
| american red elder | (n) common North American shrub or small tree, Syn. stinking elder, red-berried elder, Sambucus pubens |
| blue elder | (n) shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies, Syn. Sambucus caerulea, blue elderberry |
| bourtree | (n) a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies, Syn. European elder, elderberry, black elder, Sambucus nigra, common elder |
| dwarf elder | (n) dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor, Syn. danewort, Sambucus ebulus |
| european red elder | (n) Eurasian shrub, Syn. red-berried elder, Sambucus racemosa |