dial. [Etymology doubtful: ? f. ELT sb. + ROOT.] a. A name for the stalk of several plants; esp. Wild Parsley (Chærophyllum sylvestre). b. The plant itself. Also attrib.
1878. Britten & Holland, Plant-n., Eltrot. (1) Heracleum Sphondylium.… (2) Anthriscus sylvestris.… (3) ‘Stalk of wild barley.’
1880. Gd. Words, 150. I used to make trumpets of … elder sticks, eltrot stems, and even stinging nettle stalks.
