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buckthorn
(buk′t̸hôrn′)
noun
- any of a genus (Rhamnus) of thorny trees or shrubs of the buckthorn family, bearing small greenish flowers and purple berries
- any of a genus (Bumelia) of trees of the sapodilla family, native to the S U.S.
Origin: buck + thorn
adjective
designating a family (Rhamnaceae, order Rhamnales) of dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, including the cascara, jujube, and redroot
See buckthorn in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhamnus, which includes several ornamentals and a few medicinal species such as the cascara buckthorn.
- See bumelia.
Origin:
Origin: Translation of New Latin cervī spīna
Origin: : cervī
Origin: , genitive of cervus, deer, buck
Origin: + spīna, thorn
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