| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: American elder
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| American elder | Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: American elder
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| American elder | Aerospace | American elder is a native shrub found in the moist soils of swamps and along rivers and lakes in eastern Canada. This plant contains cyanogenic glycosides and a cathartic chemical. The plant has poisoned cattle and perhaps sheep. Children were poisoned after using the hollow stems for whistles. Ingesting uncooked berries may cause nausea (Kingsbury 1964, Muenscher 1978). Red-berried elder (Sambucus pubens) is a native shrub found from Newfoundland to Manitoba. There are unsubstantiated reports that this species may also have toxic potential. Children should not be allowed to chew the stems or berries. Animals were poisoned after ingesting young shoots and leaves. Children were also poisoned when they used the hollow stems as whistles. Uncooked berries may cause nausea (Muenscher 1975). Cyanogenic glycosides are found in elders. Sambunigrin and other chemicals may be involved. Cathartics may also be present (Kingsbury 1964, Tewe and Iyayi 1989). Apparently, the use of the hollow stems as whistles or blowpipes has caused poisoning in children. The bark contains a cathartic. Ingesting uncooked berries can cause nausea and vomiting. Cooked are not harmful if eaten in small amounts (Kingsbury 1964). General symptoms of poisoning: 1- Cattle: abdominal pains; and 2- Humans: a- nausea; and b- vomiting. (references) | |
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