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 | |