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buckthorn — /ˈbʌkθɔn/ (say bukthawn) noun 1. any of several trees or shrubs (sometimes thorny) belonging to the genus Rhamnus, as R. cathartica, a shrub whose berries were formerly much used in medicine as a purgative, and R. frangula, yielding the buckthorn …
buckthorn — /buk thawrn /, n. 1. any of several, sometimes thorny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Rhamnus, esp. R. frangula, the bark of which is used in medicine. Cf. buckthorn family. 2. a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Bumelia, of the… … Universalium
buckthorn — SYN: Rhamnus. * * * buck·thorn bək .thȯ(ə)rn n a shrub or tree of the genus Rhamnus sometimes having thorny branches and often containing purgative principles in bark or sap and producing fruits sometimes used as a source of yellow and green… … Medical dictionary
Sea-buckthorn — Common Sea buckthorn shrub in The Netherlands Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cascara buckthorn — noun shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada • Syn: ↑bearberry, ↑bearwood, ↑chittamwood, ↑chittimwood, ↑Rhamnus purshianus • Hypernyms: ↑buckthorn … Useful english dictionary
chittem bark — noun dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative • Syn: ↑cascara, ↑cascara sagrada, ↑chittam bark • Hypernyms: ↑bark • Part Holonyms: ↑cascara buckthorn, ↑bearberry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chittam bark — noun dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative • Syn: ↑cascara, ↑cascara sagrada, ↑chittem bark • Hypernyms: ↑bark • Part Holonyms: ↑cascara buckthorn, ↑bearberry, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
alder buckthorn — al·der buckthorn ȯl dər n a common European tree of the genus Rhamnus (R. frangula) with a bark that has medicinal properties see FRANGULA * * * Rhamnus frangula … Medical dictionary
purging buckthorn — noun : a common arborescent European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) that is widely naturalized in the eastern United States and has purgative black berries and bark … Useful english dictionary
sacred bark — noun 1. : cascara sagrada 2. : cascara buckthorn … Useful english dictionary
