WordNet
stinking elder
n. common North American shrub or small tree [syn: American red elder, red-berried elder, Sambucus pubens]
Usage examples of "stinking elder".
Shakespeare, in Cymbeline, referring to it as a symbol of grief, speaks slightingly of it as 'the stinking Elder,' yet, although many people profess a strong dislike to the scent of its blossom, the shrub is generally beloved by all who see it.