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bour⋅tree

  [boor-tree]
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–noun
European elder.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME burtre, equiv. to bur (of uncert. orig.) + tre tree

European elder

 
–noun
an elder, Sambucus nigra, of Europe and Asia, bearing black fruit.
Also called bourtree.
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Main Entry: bour·tree
Pronunciation: 'bu(&)r-(")trE, 'bo(&)r-
Function: noun
British : the common large black-fruited elderberry(Sambucus nigra) of Europe and Asia formerly esteemed as a source of dyestuffs and of several folk remedies
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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