sambucus

Questions about sambucus

What does sambucus mean?

sambucus means "elder; elderberry".

How many syllables are in sambucus?

sambucus has 3 syllables: sam-bu-cus. The stress falls on "sam".

What is another word for sambucus?

Close synonyms include genus Sambucus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sambucus a common word?

sambucus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.