Definition of Rhamnus

1. Noun. Type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns.

Exact synonyms: Genus Rhamnus
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Buckthorn Family, Family Rhamnaceae, Rhamnaceae
Member holonyms: Buckthorn

Definition of Rhamnus

1. n. A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purshianus and the European R. catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.

Definition of Rhamnus

1. a thorny tree or shrub [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Rhamnus

1. A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purchianus and the European R. Catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges. Origin: NL, from Gr. A kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. Rhamnos. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhamnus

Rhamnaceae
rhamnaceous
Rhamnales
rhamnanase
rhamnogalacturonan
rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase
rhamnogalacturonan rhamnohydrolase
rhamnose
rhamnose
rhamnoses
rhamnose permease
rhamnoside
rhamnoxanthin
rhamnulokinase
rhamnus (current term)
Rhamnus
rhamnuses
Rhamnus californicus
Rhamnus carolinianus
Rhamnus croceus
Rhamnus frangula
Rhamnus purshianus
rhamphorhynchus
rhamphotheca
rhaphae
rhaphania
rhaphe
rhaphe
rhaphes
rhaphide

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