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A shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus
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buckthorn
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions [syn: English plantain ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several, often thorny shrub or small trees, especially 2 # the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family 3 ## especially genus ''Rhamnus'' 4 ### especially the (vern common buckthorn pedia=1) or (vern purging buckthorn pedia=1); ''Rhamnus cathartica''. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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] .
Usage examples of buckthorn.
William was not to know, of course, that when he found Estelle he would not find her alone, but enjoying the solicitous attentions of two excellent young gentlemen whose path had crossed hers in Geneva: Giles Buckthorn and Naseby Silverwood.
Spandrel in the tale she had already told Buckthorn and Silverwood, a tale that grew around him in the telling and wove their separate pasts into an interdependent present.
That evening, when the ill-matched party of four met for supper at the Cle Argente, the comfortable inn near the cathedral where they had been lodging, Buckthorn and Silverwood proposed an evening of cards and music at the house of the tirelessly hospitable Monsieur Bouvin, whose acquaintance they had recently made.
After some grumbling about the unsociability of their companions, Buckthorn and Silverwood headed out into the night.
Mr Buckthorn and Mr Silverwood should learn that we are lovers, they would be consumed by jealousy.
And it was Florence that Silverwood and Buckthorn had proclaimed as their destination from the start.
Piazza del Popolo persuaded Buckthorn and Silverwood that the most charming lodgings in the area were to be found in the Palazzetto Raguzzi, at the northern end of the piazza.
After much courteous proposing and chivalrous disposing, it was agreed that Estelle had to be given the benefit of one of the rooms and Spandrel that of the other, while Buckthorn and Silverwood contented themselves with rooms at the Albergo Luna in Via Condotti, just off the piazza.
The Green Book was now safely lodged at the Banco Calderini, while Estelle was being shown the wonders of the Pantheon and the Campidoglio by the ever attentive Buckthorn and Silverwood.
He had called at the Albergo Luna earlier on his way back from the Palazzo Muti, intending to claim a partial recovery from the illness that had supposedly prevented him accompanying Estelle on her afternoon tour with Buckthorn and Silverwood, but neither they nor she had been there.
She would have found some way to prevail upon Buckthorn and Silverwood to that end.
For all he knew, Buckthorn and Silverwood might by now have arrived there with Estelle.
Spandrel turned to find Buckthorn standing virtually at his shoulder, smiling blandly.
Perhaps Giles Buckthorn, the spoilt and shallow Grand Tourist, was nothing but an artful impersonation.
He made to lunge at Buckthorn, but the other man was too quick for him.