Kalmar "Sambucus" tana nufin nau'in tsire-tsire masu fure a cikin dangin Adoxaceae, wanda aka fi sani da elderberries. Elderberries ƙanana ne, baƙar fata ko shuɗi-baƙar fata waɗanda suke girma a kan ciyayi ko ƙananan bishiyoyi, kuma galibi ana amfani da su a cikin shirye-shiryen dafuwa kamar jams, syrups, da giya. Baya ga amfanin da ake amfani da su na dafa abinci, an kuma yi amfani da berries don maganin su, musamman a magungunan gargajiya na maganin mura, mura, da sauran cututtuka na numfashi.