elderwood

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noun

The wood of the elder tree.

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Meanings

nounelderwood (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe wood of the elder tree.

    The mention of the six knots of elderwood is curious, for that tree mixes largely in folk lore.

    1866, William Henderson, Notes on the Folk-lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, page 183

Origin

From elder + wood.

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APA

elderwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderwood

MLA

“elderwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elderwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elderwood.

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