Bourtree

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  bourtree \bourtree\ n.
     common black-fruited shrub or small tree ({Sambucus nigra})
     of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and
     jellies.
  
     Syn: black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
     elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
     or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
     A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white
     flowers, and small black or red berries.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus
           Canadensis}; the common European species ({S. nigra})
           forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.
           pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
           European elder ({Sambucus nigra}) is also called the
           {elderberry}, {bourtree}, {Old World elder}, {black
           elder}, and {common elder}.
           [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     {Box elder}. See under 1st {Box}.
  
     {Dwarf elder}. See {Danewort}.
  
     {Elder tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Elder}. --Shak.
  
     {Marsh elder}, the cranberry tree {Viburnum Opulus}).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bourtree
       n : common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia;
           fruit used for wines and jellies [syn: {black elder}, {common
           elder}, {elderberry}, {European elder}, {Sambucus nigra}]