Meaning Of The Word Buckthorn
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Buckthorn Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Buckthorn?
buckthorn in American English
any of a genus (Rhamnus) of thorny trees or shrubs of the buckthorn family, bearing small greenish flowers and purple berries designating a family (Rhamnaceae, order Rhamnales) of dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, including the cascara, jujube, and redroot noun: any of several, sometimes thorny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Rhamnus, esp. R. frangula, the bark of which is used in medicine buckthorn in British English noun: any of several thorny small-flowered shrubs of the genus Rhamnus, esp the Eurasian species R. cathartica, whose berries were formerly used as a purgative: family Rhamnaceae |
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