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Definition of Rhamnus

Rhamnus
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
Buckthorn Buck"thorn`, n. (Bot.) A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus. Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippopha["e].

Meaning of Rhamnus from wikipedia

- Rhamnus may refer to: Rhamnus (city), or Rhamnous, an ancient Gr**** city in Attica Rhamnus (Crete), or Rhamnous, an ancient Gr**** town in Crete Rhamnus...
- Rhamnus depressa Grubov Rhamnus diffusa Clos Rhamnus di**** Ehrenb. ex Boiss. Rhamnus dolichophylla Gontsch. Rhamnus dumetorum C.K.Schneid. Rhamnus...
- originally named by Carl Linnaeus as Rhamnus catharticus, but this spelling was corrected to cathartica as the genus name Rhamnus is treated as being of feminine...
- Frangula from Rhamnus is now widely accepted, being supported by recent genetic data though a few authorities still retain the genus within Rhamnus (e.g., the...
- media related to Rhamnus prinoides. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Rhamnus prinoides". IUCN...
- 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...
- "Rhamnus caroliniana Range Map" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-07-07. Flora of North America Frangula caroliniana "Rhamnus caroliniana...
- Rhamnus or Rhamnous (Ancient Gr****: Ῥαμνοῦς) was a harbour on the west coast of ancient Crete near the promontory Chersonesus. Pliny the Elder, on the...
- five subspecies: Rhamnus crocea subsp. crocea Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C.B.Wolf, syn. Rhamnus ilicifolia Rhamnus crocea subsp. insula...
- Rhamnus oleoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae, native from the Mediterranean to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Rhamnus oleoides...