[ noun ] dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor <noun.plant>
Danewort \Dane"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A fetid European species of elder ({Sambucus Ebulus}); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also {Daneweed}, {Dane's weed}, and {Dane's-blood}.
Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.]