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common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies

A plant species in the genus SAMBUCUS, known for the elderberry fruit. The plant is also a source of Sambucus nigra lectins and ribosome-inactivating protein.

Common elder. The flowers contain a volatile oil and are used to prepare unguentum sambuci and aqua sambuci The berries are aperient and diaphoretic.