buckthorn
1. [ noun ] (botany) any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
Related terms: shrub southern_buckthorn false_buckthorn Bumelia
2. [ noun ] (botany) a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
Related terms: shrub cascara_buckthorn redberry Carolina_buckthorn coffeeberry alder_buckthorn Rhamnus buckthorn_berry
3. [ noun ] (botany) an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
Synonyms: narrow-leaved_plantain ribgrass ribwort ripple-grass Plantago_lanceolata English_plantain
Related terms: plantain