A tree (5)
'a tree' is the definition.
(elder is a kind of tree)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for elder that I've seen before include "Official of some Churches, or senior statesman" , "Character of church" , "Church leader; tree" , "Small tree with purple berries" , "First-born" .)
'a tree' is the definition.
(I know that beech is a type of tree)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for beech that I've seen before include "Nut-bearing tree" , "Timber tree" , "Copper or silver tree" , "for mast?" , "Common deciduous tree" .)
'a tree' is the definition.
(maple is a kind of tree)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for maple that I've seen before include "Tree yielding syrup" , "Tree of the sycamore family" , "Emblematic tree of Canada" , "Tree; sauce" , "Ample (anag.)" .)