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Rhamnus
Rhamnus
Noun
1. type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns
(synonym) genus Rhamnus
(hypernym) dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
(member-holonym) Rhamnaceae, family Rhamnaceae, buckthorn family
(member-meronym) buckthorn
Rhamnus
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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