buckthorn meaning: definition, etymology

buckthorn

noun

UK /ˈbʌk.θɔːn/ · US /ˈbʌk.θɔɹn/

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.

› Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small… › the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),

especially genus Rhamnus,

› Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small… › the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), › especially genus Rhamnus,

especially common buckthorn or purging buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica).

› Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small… › the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),

also alder buckthorn (Frangula), especially Frangula alnus).

› Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small…

sea buckthorn (Hippophae, in family Elaeagnaceae).

Derived terms: 34 terms
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