danewort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor
    Sambucus ebulus; dwarf elder.

WordNet

Dane"wort` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood. Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.

Webster 1913