American red elder vs elder

elder vs American red elder

American red elder and elder both are nouns.

American red elder is not an adjective while elder is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
American red elder	Yes	No	No	No
elder	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, elder is a hypernym of American red elder; that is, elder is a word with a broader meaning than American red elder:

American red elder: common North American shrub or small tree
elder: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

Other hypernyms of American red elder include elderberry bush.

American red elder (noun)	elder (noun)
common North American shrub or small tree	a person who is older than you are
	any of various church officers
	any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

American red elder (adjective)	elder (adjective)
	used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

Difference between American red elder and elder

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