elder vs elderberry bush

elderberry bush vs elder

elder and elderberry bush both are nouns.

elder is an adjective but elderberry bush is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elder	Yes	Yes	No	No
elderberry bush	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, elder and elderberry bush are synonyms defined as:

elder and elderberry bush: any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

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

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

Difference between elder and elderberry bush

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