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Definition of Rhamnus Purshianus

Rhamnus Purshianus
Rhamnus Rham"nus, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.] (Bot.) 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.
Rhamnus Purshianus
Cascara sagrada Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da [Sp.] Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshianus), used as a mild cathartic or laxative.

Meaning of Rhamnus Purshianus from wikipedia

- bearberry, and in the Chinook Jargon, chittem stick and chitti**** stick; syn. Rhamnus purshiana) is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native...
- purpurascens False melic gr**** endangered endangered plants ] Schoenoplectus purshi**** Pursh's bulrush endangered endangered plants Schoenoplectus smithii Smith's...
- cuspidatum) (I) Rhamnus alnifolia (N) Rhamnus cathartica (I) Rhamnus davurica ssp. davurica (I) Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. glabrata (N) Rhamnus lanceolata ssp...
- cuspidatum) (I) Rhamnus alnifolia (N) Rhamnus cathartica (I) Rhamnus davurica ssp. davurica (I) Rhamnus lanceolata ssp. glabrata (N) Rhamnus lanceolata ssp...