elder-blossom n also elder-bloom. Cow-parsnip (Heracleum maximum) (1956 ROULEAU 29); ELTROT (of which this elder may be a re-interpretation or corruption).
   C 63-1 Elderblossom is supposed to cure sores. M 70-24 Elderbloorn or elderblossom ... had to be boiled and steeped on the stove. It was very bitter to take.

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