BUCKTHORN


Meaning of BUCKTHORN in English

n.

Pronunciation: - ˌ tho ̇ rn

Function: noun

Date: 1578

1 : any of a genus ( Rhamnus of the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family) of often thorny trees or shrubs some of which yield purgatives or pigments

2 : a shrub or small tree ( Bumelia lycioides ) of the sapodilla family of the southern U.S.

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