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blue elder vs elder

elder vs blue elder

blue elder and elder both are nouns.

blue elder is not an adjective while elder is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blue elder Yes No No No
elder Yes Yes No No
As nouns, elder is a hypernym of blue elder; that is, elder is a word with a broader meaning than blue elder:
  • blue elder: shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in 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 blue elder include elderberry bush.
blue elder (noun) elder (noun)
shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in 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
blue 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 blue elder and elder

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