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Definition of Sambucus canadensis

1. Noun. Common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sambucus Canadensis

Literary usage of Sambucus canadensis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Sambucus canadensis. Sambucus canadensis. S. humilis. S. glauca. S. nigra (Marsh). Elder-bush. N. 0. Caprifoliaceae. Tincture of buds, flowers, ..."

2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1903)
"One sowing from each of the three collections was made on Sambucus canadensis with abundant success in each case. The dates are respectively April 28, ..."

3. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"(Sambucus canadensis)\ A bush 4 to 10 feet high, well known for its large pith which can be pushed out so as to make a natural pipe, commonly used for ..."

4. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Sambucus canadensis L. Sp. PI. 269. 1733. A shrub, 4°-lo° high, glabrous or very nearly so, the stems but little woody, the younger ones with large white ..."

5. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter (1909)
"... flowers white: fruit black, without bloom.—New Mexico to Montana and westward to the Pacific. 2. Sambucus canadensis L. Sp. PI. 269. 1753. ..."

6. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Sambucus canadensis. Sambucus canadensis. S. humilis. S. glauca. S. nigra (Marsh). Elder-bush. N. 0. Caprifoliaceae. Tincture of buds, flowers, ..."

7. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1903)
"One sowing from each of the three collections was made on Sambucus canadensis with abundant success in each case. The dates are respectively April 28, ..."

8. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"(Sambucus canadensis)\ A bush 4 to 10 feet high, well known for its large pith which can be pushed out so as to make a natural pipe, commonly used for ..."

9. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Sambucus canadensis L. Sp. PI. 269. 1733. A shrub, 4°-lo° high, glabrous or very nearly so, the stems but little woody, the younger ones with large white ..."

10. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter (1909)
"... flowers white: fruit black, without bloom.—New Mexico to Montana and westward to the Pacific. 2. Sambucus canadensis L. Sp. PI. 269. 1753. ..."

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