What is "false buckthorn"

n. deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico [syn: chittamwood, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw, Bumelia lanuginosa]

False buckthorn is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Frangula, a genus containing species formerly classified with the "true" buckthorns of the genus Rhamnus
• Sideroxylon lanuginosum, a species unrelated to the "true" buckthorns, native to the Southwestern United States