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Definition of: buckthorn
(buk′thôrn′) noun
A shrub or small tree of the genus Rhamnus, having alternate pinnately veined leaves and axillary flowers.
—southern buckthorn A tree (Bumelia lycioides) of the southern United States. [<BUCK1 + THORN]
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