n, pl  -ries  1  :  the edible black or red berrylike drupe of a tree or shrub of the genus Sambucus that is eaten raw or processed into preserves or wines  2  :  any tree or shrub of the genus Sambucus including several whose flowers or fruits were once considered to have medicinal properties - see BOURTREE SAMBUCUS2   .
 
 
 
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