alder buckthorn
noun
a shrub or small tree, Frangula alnus, of Eurasia and northern Africa, having nonedible red fruit that turns black when ripe.
Nearby words
aldebaran, aldeburgh, aldehyde, alden, alder, alder buckthorn, alder fly, alder flycatcher, alder's anomaly, alderfly, alderman
Origin of alder buckthorn
First recorded in 1860–65
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British Dictionary definitions for alder buckthorn
alder buckthorn
noun
a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, Frangula alnus, with small greenish flowers and black berry-like fruits
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