black elder n a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies Synonym(s) bourtree common elder elderberry European elder Sambucus nigra
News & Articles black elder McConnells’ Bethesda Presbyterian to ordain its first black elder Alberta Anthony on Sunday will become the first black elder at the historic Bethesda Presbyterian Church in McConnells. Jan. 11, 2014 - The Rock Hill Herald