Hypernyms for "elder"
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American elder
American red elder
black elder
black elderberry
blue elder
blue elderberry
bourtree
common elder
danewort
dean
doyen
doyenne
dwarf elder
elderberry
European elder
European red elder
presbyter
red-berried elder
Sambucus caerulea
Sambucus canadensis
Sambucus ebulus
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus pubens
Sambucus racemosa
stinking elder
sweet elder
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.