alatern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).

Word forms

alatern alaterns alaternus

Etymology

From Latin alaternus (“the shrub Rhamnus alaternus”), of Unknown origin.

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