Definition for ELD'ER

ELD'ER, n. [Sax. ellarn; Sw. hyll, or hylleträ; Dan. hyld, or hylde-træ; G. holder, or hohlunder. It seems to be named from hollowness.]

The popular name of a genus of plants called by naturalist Sambucus.

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