/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of black elderberry Find synonyms for: Noun1. American elder, black elderberry, sweet elder, Sambucus canadensis, elder, elderberry bushusage: common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jelliesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: innocuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language