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Rhamnus alaternus

Alatern \Al"a*tern\, ||Alaternus \Al`a*ter"nus\, n. [L. ala wing + terni three each.] (Bot.) An ornamental evergreen shrub ( Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns.

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Rhamnus alaternus

Rhamnus alaternus is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common name of Italian buckthorn or Mediterranean buckthorn.