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/boor"tree'/, n.See European elder.[1400-50; late ME burtre, equiv. to bur (of uncert. orig.) + tre TREE]
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bourtree — ourtree n. common black fruited shrub or small tree ({Sambucus nigra}) of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies. Syn: black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bourtree — Elder El der, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG. elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder; or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white flowers, and small black or red… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bourtree — n. shrub or small elderberry tree native to Europe and Asia that yields black fruits; fruit of the bourtree used for making jelly and wines … English contemporary dictionary
bourtree-gun — bourˈtree gun noun A popgun made of an elder twig • • • Main Entry: ↑bourtree … Useful english dictionary
bourtree — bour·tree bu̇(ə)r (.)trē, bȯ(ə)r n Brit a large Eurasian black fruited elderberry (Sambucus nigra) formerly valued as a source of dyestuffs and of several folk remedies … Medical dictionary
bourtree — bour·tree … English syllables
bourtree — noun a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies • Syn: ↑black elder, ↑common elder, ↑elderberry, ↑European elder, ↑Sambucus nigra • Hypernyms: ↑elder, ↑eld … Useful english dictionary
Sambucus nigra — bourtree ourtree n. common black fruited shrub or small tree ({Sambucus nigra}) of Europe and Asia; the fruit is used for wines and jellies. Syn: black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
European elder — noun a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies • Syn: ↑bourtree, ↑black elder, ↑common elder, ↑elderberry, ↑Sambucus nigra • Hypernyms: ↑elder, ↑elderberry bush … Useful english dictionary
Portlethen — infobox UK place country = Scotland official name= Portlethen scots name= gaelic name= population= 6,632 (2006) [http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/statistics/area/portlethen profile2007.pdf] os grid reference= map type=Scotland latitude=57.05… … Wikipedia
