- buckthorn berries
- noun plural
: the dried unripe berries of various buckthorns a powder or extract of which is used to dye mordanted wool and cotton — called also yellow berries
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buckthorn berries
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buckthorn — [buk′thôrn΄] n. [ BUCK1 + THORN] 1. any of a genus (Rhamnus) of thorny trees or shrubs of the buckthorn family, bearing small greenish flowers and purple berries 2. any of a genus (Bumelia) of trees of the sapodilla family, native to the S U.S.… … English World dictionary
buckthorn — ► NOUN ▪ a thorny shrub or small tree which bears black berries … English terms dictionary
Buckthorn — Taxobox name = Buckthorn image width = 240px image caption = Alder Buckthorn ( Rhamnus frangula ) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rhamnaceae genus = Rhamnus genus authority = L.… … Wikipedia
buckthorn — /ˈbʌkθɔn/ (say bukthawn) noun 1. any of several trees or shrubs (sometimes thorny) belonging to the genus Rhamnus, as R. cathartica, a shrub whose berries were formerly much used in medicine as a purgative, and R. frangula, yielding the buckthorn …
buckthorn — noun a thorny shrub or small tree which bears black berries. [Rhamnus cathartica and other species.] … English new terms dictionary
buckthorn — n. any thorny shrub of the genus Rhamnus, esp. R. cathartica with berries formerly used as a cathartic … Useful english dictionary
Sea-buckthorn — Common Sea buckthorn shrub in The Netherlands Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
yellow berries — noun plural see buckthorn berries * * * yellow berries plural noun Persian berries, the fruit of various species of buckthorn • • • Main Entry: ↑yellow … Useful english dictionary
Sea buckthorn oil — Sea buckthorn identifies a group of species in the genus Hippophae , the most commonly used of which is Hippophae rhamnoides . Oil can be extracted from either the seeds or the pulp of the fruit. Oils from sea buckthorn seeds and pulp differ… … Wikipedia
purging buckthorn — noun : a common arborescent European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) that is widely naturalized in the eastern United States and has purgative black berries and bark … Useful english dictionary
