BUCKTHORN

• (noun) an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions

  synonyms : english plantain , narrow-leaved plantain , plantago lanceolata , ribgrass , ribwort , ripple-grass

• (noun) any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia

• (noun) a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments

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