The small dark purple or black berries of the elder plant, often used to make jam, syrup, or traditional medicines.
Plural of 'elderberry,' from 'elder' (Old English 'ellen' or 'ellern') and 'berries' (Old English 'berian'). The elder plant produces distinctive clustered berries that have been used in folk medicine for centuries.
Elderberries have an incredible history—ancient Greek physicians documented them as medicine, and modern science confirmed they contain powerful antiviral compounds, making traditional folk wisdom actually measurable in labs!
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