sea buckthorn
noun
a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
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How to use sea buckthorn in a sentence
Hippopha rhamnoides, the sea buckthorn, is one of the most brilliantly coloured of all berry-bearing shrubs.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens | Ernest Thomas CookThe sea buckthorn also lends itself admirably for planting by the sides of lakes and streams or at the back of rock-work.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens | Ernest Thomas CookThere were a few willow trees here and a lot of sea buckthorn.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryThe only British member is the sea-buckthorn (Hippopha rhamnoides).
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