elder
/ˈɛldɝ/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
Noun
a person who is older than you are
Noun
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
Noun
any of various church officers
More Specific Terms
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