rhamnus

3 definitions found

rhamnus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly
     shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.] (Bot.)
     A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California
     Rhamnus Purshianus and the European Rhamnus catharticus
     are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.
     [1913 Webster]

  Buckthorn \Buck"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
     A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches
     of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See
     Rhamnus.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippopha["e].
        [1913 Webster]

rhamnus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Rhamnus
      n 1: type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: Rhamnus,
           genus Rhamnus]