Elder-tree
11Marsh elder — 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… …
12Old World elder — 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… …
13elder — Traditional attitudes towards the elder are contradictory. Many people thought it evil, and would never lop it, bring its flowers into the house, or make tools from its wood; to burn it would bring death, or the Devil, into the house. Its… …
14elder — elder1 /el deuhr/, adj. a compar. of old with eldest as superl. 1. of greater age; older. 2. of higher rank; senior: an elder officer. 3. of or pertaining to former times; earlier: Much that was forbidden by elder custom is accepted today. n. 4.… …
15tree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant, sapling, scrub, shrub, bush; timber; whiffletree; stake; gibbet, gallows; family tree, pedigree, lineage. See vegetable, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Common types of trees include: ash, elm,… …
16elder — {{11}}elder (1) more old, O.E. (Mercian) eldra, comparative of eald, ald (see OLD (Cf. old)); only English survival of umlaut in comparison. Superseded by older since 16c. Elder statesman (1921) originally was a translation of Japanese genro… …
17elder — el|der1 [ eldər ] adjective only before noun * older than someone, especially someone in your family: The elder son works on a farm. elder brother/sister: advice from my elder brother a. the elder the person who is older, especially of two people …
18elder — el|der1 [ˈeldə US ər] adj especially BrE [: Old English; Origin: ieldra, from eald old ] the elder of two people, especially brothers and sisters, is the one who was born first elder brother/son/sister/daughter etc ▪ His elder son Liam became a… …
19elder — [[t]e̱ldə(r)[/t]] elders 1) ADJ COMPAR: ADJ n, the ADJ, the ADJ of n The elder of two people is the one who was born first. ...his elder brother. ...the elder of her two daughters. 2) N COUNT: poss N A person s elder is someone who is older than… …
20elder — I UK [ˈeldə(r)] / US [ˈeldər] adjective [only before noun] * a) older than someone, especially someone in your family The elder son works on a farm. elder brother/sister: advice from my elder brother b) the elder the person who is older,… …
