buckthorn

English

Etymology

buck +‎ thorn

Noun

buckthorn (plural buckthorns)

1. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
   1. the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family,
      1. especially genus Rhamnus,
         1. especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
      2. also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn.
   2. Hippophae, the sea buckthorn.

Derived terms

• alder buckthorn - Frangula alnus ( <= ), ( <= )
• alderleaf buckthorn -
• buckthorn bully -
• California buckthorn -
• Carolina buckthorn -
• Cascara buckthorn -
• Chinese buckthorn -
• Dahurian buckthorn -
• dyer's buckthorn - ( <= )
• glossy buckthorn - Frangula alnus
• hollyleaf buckthorn -
• Italian buckthorn -
• Jamaica buckthorn -
• Japanese buckthorn -
• lanceleaf buckthorn -
• mock buckthorn - Sageretia
• Modoc buckthorn -
• Nevada buckthorn -
• obovate buckthorn -
• obtuse buckthorn -
• red buckthorn -
• redberry buckthorn -
• rock buckthorn -
• sawleaf buckthorn -
• sea buckthorn -
• sharp-tooth buckthorn -
• Siberian buckthorn -
• Smith's buckthorn -
• Southern buckthorn - ( <= )
• Texas buckthorn -
• West Indian buckthorn -
• Yosemite buckthorn

Translations

plant of the genus Rhamnus

• Arabic: سِدْر m (sidr)
• Estonian: türnpuu
• Finnish: paatsama (fi)
• French: nerprun (fr)
• German: Kreuzdorn m
• Greek: λευκαγκαθιά f (lefkagkathiá)
• Polish: szakłak (pl) m
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• Portuguese: aderno m, alaterno m
• Romanian: verigar (ro) m
• Russian: круши́на (ru) f (krušína)
• Swedish: getapel (sv) c
• Volapük: ramnud
• Welsh: rhafnwydden f

Rhamnus cathartica

• Estonian: harilik türnpuu
• Finnish: orapaatsama (fi)
• French: nerprun purgatif m
• German: Purgier-Kreuzdorn m
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• Irish: paide bréan m
• Persian: اشنگور (ašangur), کلیکک (kalikak)
• Romanian: verigar (ro) m
• Swedish: getapel (sv) c, vägtorn (sv) c

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• Bulgarian: зърнастец (zǎrnastec)
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