Dren

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. A dialect name for the elder, a shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries, found in hedgerows
2. In some regional English speech, the name given to the elder tree, which bears creamy flower heads and purple-black berries
3. An regional term for the common elder, a hedgerow tree whose flowers and fruit are traditionally used in cordials and wines

Etymology: In dialect use, particularly in parts of Ireland and Scotland, "dren" (also spelled "dreen") names the elder tree, the shrub of the genus Sambucus with white flowers and dark berries. The word belongs to older regional English rather than the standard vocabulary, so it is rarely written today.