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Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhamnus, especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
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Buckthorn — Buck thorn , n. (Bot.) A genus ({Rhamnus}) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See {Rhamnus}. [1913 Webster] {Sea buckthorn}, a plant of the genus {Hippopha[ e]}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buckthorn — [buk′thôrn΄] n. [ BUCK1 + THORN] 1. any of a genus (Rhamnus) of thorny trees or shrubs of the buckthorn family, bearing small greenish flowers and purple berries 2. any of a genus (Bumelia) of trees of the sapodilla family, native to the S U.S.… … English World dictionary
buckthorn — ► NOUN ▪ a thorny shrub or small tree which bears black berries … English terms dictionary
Buckthorn — Taxobox name = Buckthorn image width = 240px image caption = Alder Buckthorn ( Rhamnus frangula ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rhamnaceae genus = Rhamnus genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
buckthorn — /buk thawrn /, n. 1. any of several, sometimes thorny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Rhamnus, esp. R. frangula, the bark of which is used in medicine. Cf. buckthorn family. 2. a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Bumelia, of the… … Universalium
buckthorn — dygioji šunobelė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šunobelinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas (Rhamnus cathartica), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, Europoje ir vakarų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Rhamnus cathartica angl. buckthorn; buckthorn cathartic;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
buckthorn — šaltekšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Šunobelinių (Rhamnaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Frangula). atitikmenys: lot. Frangula angl. alder buckthorn; black alder; buckthorn; dogwood vok. Faulbaum; Pulverholz rus. крушина; крушинник lenk.… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
buckthorn — noun Date: 1578 1. any of a genus (Rhamnus of the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family) of often thorny trees or shrubs some of which yield purgatives or pigments 2. a shrub or small tree (Bumelia lycioides) of the sapodilla family of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
buckthorn — SYN: Rhamnus. * * * buck·thorn bək .thȯ(ə)rn n a shrub or tree of the genus Rhamnus sometimes having thorny branches and often containing purgative principles in bark or sap and producing fruits sometimes used as a source of yellow and green… … Medical dictionary
buckthorn — buck•thorn [[t]ˈbʌkˌθɔrn[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several often thorny trees or shrubs of the genus Rhamnus, of the buckthorn family 2) pln a thorny tree, Bumelia lycioides, of the sapodilla family, common in the southern U.S., having large clusters … From formal English to slang
