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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Buckthorn

/bŭk'-thôrnˌ/ · Buck·thorn · IPA /ˈbʌk.θɔɹn/
01 n. A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus.
  1. 1.
    A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus.(Bot.) See: Rhamnus
Phrases & compounds
Sea buckthorn — a plant of the genus Hippophaë.