/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of blue elder Find synonyms for: Noun1. blue elder, blue elderberry, Sambucus caerulea, elder, elderberry bushusage: shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jelliesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language