buckthorn

21 ENTRIES FOUND:

buck·thorn

noun \-ˌthrn\

Definition of BUCKTHORN

1
: any of a genus (Rhamnus of the family Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family) of often thorny trees or shrubs some of which yield purgatives or pigments
2
: a shrub or small tree (Bumelia lycioides) of the sapodilla family of the southern United States

First Known Use of BUCKTHORN

1578

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