alder buckthorn

noun

1. a shrub or small tree, Frangula alnus, of Eurasia and northern Africa, having nonedible red fruit that turns black when ripe.

alder buckthorn

noun

1. a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, Frangula alnus, with small greenish flowers and black berry-like fruits

Word History and Origins

Origin of alder buckthorn¹

First recorded in 1860–65