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sambucus

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Pronunciation: sam-bū′kŭs
The dried flowers of Sambucus canadensis or S. nigra (family Caprifoliaceae), the common elder or black elder; weak laxative.

Synonym(s): elder, elder flowers

[L. an elder-tree]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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