The elder plant or shrub, particularly in its bush form rather than as a full tree; also called elderberry bush.
Compound of 'elder' (from Old English 'ellern' or 'ellen') and 'bush' (from Old English 'busc'). A straightforward descriptive name identifying the plant as a shrub-form elder.
Common names like 'elderbush' show how people need different words for the same plant at different sizes—you say 'elderberry bush' when it's knee-high but might call it 'elder tree' when it's fifteen feet tall!
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