Plant-Name Dictionary
Elder — names in 15 European languages
Sambucus nigra
| Language | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Čeština Czech | Bez černý |
| Dansk Danish | Almindelig hyld |
| Nederlands Dutch | Gewone vlier |
| English English | Elder black elderberry, Common Elderberry, elderberry, European Black Elder, European Black Elderberry, European elderberry, Europen elder, West Indian Elder |
| Eesti Estonian | Must leeder |
| Suomi Finnish | mustaselja |
| Français French | Sureau noir Grand sureau |
| Deutsch German | Schwarzer Holunder |
| Italiano Italian | Sambuco comune Sambuco nero |
| Latviešu Latvian | Melnais plūškoks |
| Lietuvių Lithuanian | Juoduogis šeivamedis |
| Português Portuguese | sabugueiro |
| Slovenščina Slovenian | Črni bezeg |
| Svenska Swedish | fläder Hyll, Vanlig fläder, Äkta fläder |
| Norsk Norwegian | svarthyll |
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.