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Bourtree

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. common black-fruited shrub or small tree (Sambucus nigra) of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and jellies.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A Scotch name of the elder-tree, Sambucus nigra.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

Word Usage

"A little behind went Connoway, in the same manner holding a "bourtree" pop-gun which he had just been fashioning for some lucky callant of his acquaintance."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

elder elderberry bush

Cross Reference

bourtree-gun

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

black elder common elder elderberry european elder