elderberry bush vs elder

elder vs elderberry bush

elderberry bush and elder both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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

elderberry bush (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 elderberry bush and elder

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