Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rhamnus"
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) 1.7 (wn)
Rhamnus
n : type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: {Rhamnus}, {genus
Rhamnus}]
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