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Type genus of the Rhamnaceae buckthorns
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rhamnus
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 Rhamnus catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used ...
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Rhamnus may refer to: Rhamnus (city) , or Rhamnous, an ancient Greek city in Attica Rhamnus (genus) or buckthorns, a plant genus 9316 Rhamnus , a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1988 Mount Rhamnus , a mountain in Antarctica
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the plants in the genus ''Rhamnus''; a buckthorn.
Usage examples of rhamnus.
Rhamnus Frangula, trimmed one inch in diameter and overheated well in a closed iron retort, ground fine— three measures, packed tightly.