buckthorn

American  

[buhk-thawrn] / ˈbʌkˌθɔrn /

noun

1. any of several, sometimes thorny trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Rhamnus, especially R. frangula, the bark of which is used in medicine.

2. a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Bumelia, of the sapodilla family, especially B. lycioides, a thorny tree having elliptic leaves and large clusters of white flowers, common in the southern and part of the central U.S.

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buckthorn British  

/ ˈbʌkˌθɔːn /

noun

1. any of several thorny small-flowered shrubs of the genus Rhamnus , esp the Eurasian species R. cathartica , whose berries were formerly used as a purgative: family Rhamnaceae See also sea buckthorn

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Etymology

Origin of buckthorn

1570–80; buck ¹ + thorn, rendering New Latin cervi spina

Example Sentences

As I was saying, sur—just after the battle of Sayder Creek began— BUCKTHORN.

From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas

Believe me, sir, I haven't so much as a piece of paper about me, except— BUCKTHORN.

From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas

Just afther the battle of Sayder Creek began, when the Colonel rode to the front to mate his raytrating rigiment— BUCKTHORN.

From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas

Whin Colonel Wist rode to the front to mate his raytrating rigiment— BUCKTHORN.

From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas