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European elder vs elder

elder vs European elder

European elder and elder both are nouns.

European elder is not an adjective while elder is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
European elder Yes No No No
elder Yes Yes No No
As nouns, elder is a hypernym of European elder; that is, elder is a word with a broader meaning than European elder:
  • European elder: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies
  • elder: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
Other hypernyms of European elder include elderberry bush.
European elder (noun) elder (noun)
a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies 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
European 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 European elder and elder

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