elderflora | ˈɛldərˌflɔrə |
noun; derivative: elderfloral

1.
a. The longest-lasting plants—defined as organisms, populations, species, or germplasm—of a particular region, habitat, or epoch.

2.
a. A plant imbued with oldness, without necessarily being large or single-trunked.
b. A long-lived plant imbued with treeness.
c. A venerable old plant honored with personhood.
d. A vegetal thing whose thingness has graduated to beingness.
e. A consecrated, sanctified, or sacralized old tree.
f. A plant with extreme longevity potential.
g. A longevous plant that won the life lottery, or a resilient loser that achieved longevity under adversity.
h. A botanical gift-giver and provider of ethical and temporal services.
i. An ancient tree.

See also Lexicon for Slow Plants on a Burning Planet: A Companion to Elderflora; download PDF →