noun.
Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genera Rhamnus and Frangula, including several ornamentals, medicinal species such as the cascara buckthorn, and the invasive species R. cathartica.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In the southern United States any species of the genus Bumelia, particularly B. lycioides.
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The popular name of species of Rhamnus (which see).
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A local English name of the haddock: chiefly applied to dried haddock.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See rhamnus.
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Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhamnus, especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica.
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an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
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a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
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any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
Word Usage
"Cascara, also called buckthorn, works by stimulating the lining of the upper intestines to promote normal bowel function."