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rhamnus |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr "ra`mnos a kind of prickly shrub; cf L. rhamnos.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California {Rhamnus Purshianus} and the European {R. catharticus} are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Buckthorn \Buck"thorn`\, n. (Bot.) A genus ({Rhamnus}) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See {Rhamnus}. {Sea buckthorn}, a plant of the genus {Hippopha["e]}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Rhamnus n : type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: {Rhamnus}, {genus Rhamnus}]
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