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[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 R. catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.


 
 

The botanical name for buckthorn.

 
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IN BRIEF: n. - Type genus of the buckthorns.

 
 

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