Defenition of the word buckthorn
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Defenition of the word buckthorn
- any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
- a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
- an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
Synonyms for the word buckthorn
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- English plantain
- narrow-leaved plantain
- Plantago lanceolata
- ribgrass
- ribwort
- ripple-grass
Meronymys for the word buckthorn
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- buckthorn berry
- Bumelia
- genus Bumelia
- genus Rhamnus
- Rhamnus
- yellow berry
Hyponyms for the word buckthorn
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- alder buckthorn
- alder dogwood
- bearberry
- bearwood
- black haw
- Bumelia lanuginosa
- Bumelia lycioides
- California buckthorn
- California coffee
- Carolina buckthorn
- cascara buckthorn
- chittamwood
- chittimwood
- coffeeberry
- false buckthorn
- indian cherry
- mock orange
- red-berry
- redberry
- Rhamnus californicus
- Rhamnus carolinianus
- Rhamnus croceus
- Rhamnus frangula
- Rhamnus purshianus
- shittim
- shittimwood
- southern buckthorn
Hypernyms for the word buckthorn
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