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  • noun Plural form of elderberry.

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Examples

  • My friend, in his sterling generosity, presented me with a large mass of what must be at least 10lbs. of elderberries, double-bagged, from a frozen trove stashed in his barn.

    How to make elderberry tincture | Radical Futures Project 2010

  • From what I could find with a quick search, there are a few varieties of Japanese elderberries, both black and red.

    Experiments with elderberry syrup | Radical Futures Project 2010

  • Blackberries in the mad bramble dash of late summer, wild bees flying undisturbed by me into nests hidden in the grass, iridescent dragonflies coupling wing on wing, and a pair of Stellar's Jays feasting on red elderberries.

    The Duck, the Clock and the Condom Laurie Ann Doyle 2011

  • Blackberries in the mad bramble dash of late summer, wild bees flying undisturbed by me into nests hidden in the grass, iridescent dragonflies coupling wing on wing, and a pair of Stellar's Jays feasting on red elderberries.

    The Duck, the Clock and the Condom Laurie Ann Doyle 2011

  • Also accompanied by "Your mother is a hamster, and your father smells of old elderberries!"

    Archive 2009-01-01 Zenmomma 2009

  • Blackberries and elderberries flourished and hedgerows grew tall and tangled, threaded and festooned with bindweed and traveller's joy.

    Margaret Drabble | Trespassing 2011

  • Along the roadside there were red honeysuckle berries and black elderberries and brambles, the latter being eagerly sampled as we went.

    Country diary: East Yorkshire 2011

  • 'Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.'

    I fart in your general direction says Damian McBride to Tories 2009

  • The 20,000-square-foot spa also uses local, antioxidant-rich wild elderberries and elderberry flowers in facials, and grows heirloom-variety herbs that are incorporated into services.$145 for 50 minutes, $190 for 80 minutes, osthoff.com

    Farm to Massage Table Sara Clemence 2011

  • Also accompanied by "Your mother is a hamster, and your father smells of old elderberries!"

    Urban Dictionary Meme Zenmomma 2009

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  • Respect your elderberries.

    May 9, 2016