'Dwarf elder' definitions:

Definition of 'dwarf elder'

noun

Dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor [syn: dwarf elder, danewort, Sambucus ebulus]

noun

Bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark [syn: bristly sarsaparilla, bristly sarsparilla, dwarf elder, Aralia hispida]

From: GCIDE

Dwarf \Dwarf\, n.; pl. Dwarfs. [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS. dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel. dvergr, Sw. & Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.]
1. An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of its species or kind. [1913 Webster]
2. Especially: A diminutive human being, small in stature due to a pathological condition which causes a distortion of the proportions of body parts to each other, such as the limbs, torso, and head. A person of unusually small height who has normal body proportions is usually called a midget. [PJC]
Note: During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared the favor of courts and the nobility. [1913 Webster]
3. (Folklore) A small, usually misshapen person, typically a man, who may have magical powers; mythical dwarves were often depicted as living underground in caves. [PJC]
Note: Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much below the usual or normal size; as, a dwarf pear tree; dwarf honeysuckle. [1913 Webster]
Dwarf elder (Bot.), danewort.
Dwarf wall (Arch.), a low wall, not as high as the story of a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]