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blue elderberry vs elder

elder vs blue elderberry

blue elderberry and elder both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blue elderberry Yes No No No
elder Yes Yes No No
As nouns, elder is a hypernym of blue elderberry; that is, elder is a word with a broader meaning than blue elderberry:
  • blue elderberry: 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 elderberry include elderberry bush.
blue elderberry (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 elderberry (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 elderberry and elder

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