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Meaning of buckthorn in English
Pronunciation
/ˈbəkθɔrn/
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Noun
buckthorn
Etymology
late 16th century: from buck in the sense ‘deer’ + thorn, translating modern Latin spina cervina
Definitions
1.
a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus
Examples
« fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments »
2.
any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
3.
an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions