buckthorn
The buckthorn familyThe buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),: Especially genus Rhamnus,
Meaning
4 sensesThe buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),
Especially genus Rhamnus,
Kreuzdorn, Purgier-Kreuzdorn
круши́наkrušína
a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
Especially genus Rhamnus,
Especially common buckthorn or purging buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica).
The buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),
Also alder buckthorn (Frangula), especially Frangula alnus).
Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae, in family Elaeagnaceae).
Examples
2 sentencesThis is sea buckthorn.
ruЭто облепиха. — LanguagesLover
I'm making sea buckthorn jam.
ruЯ варю облепиховое варенье. — marafon
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Calque of Latin cervī spīna (“deer's thorny shrub”), cervi (“deer's”) being the genitive sCalque of Latin cervī spīna (“deer's thorny shrub”), cervi (“deer's”) being the genitive singular of cervus (“deer”), from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) + *-wós, spīna (“thorny shrub”) from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). By surface analysis, buck + thorn.
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Forms
plural: buckthorns| Singular | buckthorn |
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regular
Synonyms
6 synonyms- an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions:English plantainnarrow-leaved plantainribgrassribwortripple-grassPlantago lanceolata
See also
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