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elderflowers

elderflowers is the plural of elderflower.

Meaning of elderflower

Noun

elderflower (plural elderflowers)

  1. The blossom of the elderberry, often specifically the European species Sambucus nigra
    • Ethel was yet bathing her eyes with elderflowers, preparatory to going, when her departure was again delayed by another visitor.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Disclosure”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 303

Questions about elderflowers

What is elderflowers the plural of?
Elderflowers is the plural of elderflower.

Words near elderflowers in the dictionary

  1. elderdom
  2. eldered
  3. elderfather
  4. elderfathers
  5. elderflower
  6. elderflowers
  7. elderhood
  8. Elderidge
  9. eldering
  10. elderish
  11. Elderkin

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