elderwood

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English

Etymology

From elder +‎ wood.

Noun

elderwood (uncountable)

  1. The wood of the elder tree.
    • 1866, William Henderson, Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, page 183:
      The mention of the six knots of elderwood is curious, for that tree mixes largely in folk lore.