buck|thorn

buck|thorn
buck|thorn «BUHK THRN», noun.
1. a small, thorny tree or shrub with clusters of black berries, each containing two to four tiny seeds. It belongs to the buckthorn family.
2. a low, thorny tree of the sapodilla family with black, cherrylike fruit, that grows in the southern United States.
[< buck 1 + thorn]

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