Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly
shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.]
(Bot.)
A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California
Rhamnus Purshianus and the European Rhamnus catharticus
are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Rhamnus noun
type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: genus
Rhamnus]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly
shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.]
(Bot.)
A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California
Rhamnus Purshianus and the European R. catharticus are
used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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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.
Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippopha["e].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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