English Explanatory Dictionary

buckthorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
  2. the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),
  3. especially genus Rhamnus,
  4. especially common buckthorn or purging buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica).
  5. also alder buckthorn (Frangula), especially Frangula alnus).
  6. sea buckthorn (Hippophae, in family Elaeagnaceae).

Pronunciation

/ˈbʌk.θɔːn/ /ˈbʌk.θɔɹn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-buckthorn.wav

Word forms

buckthorn buckthorns

Etymology

Calque 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.

Derived words

alder buckthorn - Frangula alnus Frangula caroliniana alderleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus alnifolia buckthorn bully - Sideroxylon lycioides California buckthorn - Frangula californica Carolina buckthorn - Frangula caroliniana Cascara buckthorn - Frangula purshiana Chinese buckthorn - Rhamnus utilis Dahurian buckthorn - Rhamnus davurica dyer's buckthorn - Rhamnus saxatalis glossy buckthorn - Frangula alnus hollyleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus crocea subsp. pilosa Italian buckthorn - Rhamnus alaternus Jamaica buckthorn - Rosa laevigata Japanese buckthorn - Rhamnus japonica lanceleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus lanceolata mock buckthorn Modoc buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. modocensis Nevada buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. nevadensis obovate buckthorn - Frangula betulifolia subsp. obovata obtuse buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. obtusissima redberry buckthorn - Rhamnus crocea red buckthorn - Frangula rubra rock buckthorn - Rhamnus saxatilis sawleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus serrata sea buckthorn - Hippophae spp esp. Hippophae rhamnoides sharp-tooth buckthorn - Rhamnus arguta Siberian buckthorn - Rhamnus erythroxylon Smith's buckthorn - Rhamnus smithii Southern buckthorn - Sideroxylon lycioides Texas buckthorn - Ziziphus obtusifolia West Indian buckthorn - Frangula sphaerosperma Yosemite buckthorn Frangula rubra subsp. yosemitana

Translations

Arabic: سِدْر Armenian: դժնիկ Armenian: ալաժահրի Breton: spern-melen Esperanto: ramno Estonian: türnpuu Estonian: harilik türnpuu Finnish: paatsama Finnish: orapaatsama French: nerprun French: nerprun purgatif Galician: aderno Galician: escambrón German: Kreuzdorn German: Purgier-Kreuzdorn Greek: λευκαγκαθιά Latin: cervī spīna Latin: calabrīx Eastern Mari: пирывондо Western Mari: пиломбы Persian: ارجنک Persian: اشنگور Persian: کلیکک Polish: szakłak Portuguese: aderno Portuguese: alaterno Romanian: verigar Russian: круши́на Swedish: getapel Swedish: vägtorn Volapük: ramnud Welsh: rhafnwydden Welsh: rhafnwydd Basque: hesilahar Catalan: espina vera Irish: paide bréan Middle English: thevethorn Old English: þefanþorn Spanish: espino cerval
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