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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Latin cervī spīna (“deer's thorny shrub”), cervi (“deer's”) being the genitive singular of cervus (“deer”), from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) + *-wós, spīna (“thorny shrub”) from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). By surface analysis, buck + thorn.
Noun
[edit]buckthorn (plural buckthorns)
- Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
- the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family,
- especially genus Rhamnus,
- especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
- also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
- especially genus Rhamnus,
- Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn.
- the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family,
Derived terms
[edit]- alder buckthorn - Frangula alnus ( <= Rhamnus frangula), Frangula caroliniana ( <= Rhamnus caroliniana)
- alderleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus alnifolia
- buckthorn bully - Sideroxylon lycioides
- California buckthorn - Frangula californica
- Carolina buckthorn - Frangula caroliniana
- Cascara buckthorn - Frangula purshiana
- Chinese buckthorn - Rhamnus utilis
- Dahurian buckthorn - Rhamnus davurica
- dyer's buckthorn - Rhamnus saxatalis ( <= Rhamnus infectoria)
- glossy buckthorn - Frangula alnus
- hollyleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus crocea subsp. pilosa
- Italian buckthorn - Rhamnus alaternus
- Jamaica buckthorn - Rosa laevigata
- Japanese buckthorn - Rhamnus japonica
- lanceleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus lanceolata
- mock buckthorn - Sageretia
- Modoc buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. modocensis
- Nevada buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. nevadensis
- obovate buckthorn - Frangula betulifolia subsp. obovata
- obtuse buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. obtusissima
- red buckthorn - Frangula rubra
- redberry buckthorn - Rhamnus crocea
- rock buckthorn - Rhamnus saxatilis
- sawleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus serrata
- sea buckthorn - Hippophae spp., esp. Hippophae rhamnoides
- sharp-tooth buckthorn - Rhamnus arguta
- Siberian buckthorn - Rhamnus erythroxylon
- Smith's buckthorn - Rhamnus smithii
- Southern buckthorn - Sideroxylon lycioides ( <= Bumelia lycioides)
- Texas buckthorn - Ziziphus obtusifolia
- West Indian buckthorn - Frangula sphaerosperma
- Yosemite buckthorn Frangula rubra subsp. yosemitana
Translations
[edit]plant of the genus Rhamnus
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Rhamnus cathartica
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