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1. buckthorn
noun. ['ˈbʌkˌθɔrn'] an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions.
Synonyms
- ribgrass
- Plantago lanceolata
- narrow-leaved plantain
- ribwort
- ripple-grass
- plantain
Antonyms
- superior
Etymology
- buck (English)
- buc (Middle English (1100-1500))
- thorn (English)
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Words that Rhyme with Buckthorn
- bighorn
- bluhdorn
- buckhorn
- bullhorn
- cyberporn
- dearborn
- einhorn
- elkhorn
- glyndebourne
- hartshorn
- hawthorn
- hegadorn
- hirshhorn
- hirshhorn
- inborn
- jetborne
- kilborne
- layborne
- longhorn
- mclawhorn
Example sentences of the word buckthorn
1. Noun, singular or mass
Cut the buckthorn at the base with a saw if it is more than 2 inches in diameter.
2. Adjective
Take softwood cuttings that are approximately 6 to 8 inches in length from a buckthorn tree.
3. Verb, past participle
To kill buckthorn without harming nearby grass, spray with Triclopyr.
2. buckthorn
noun. ['ˈbʌkˌθɔrn'] a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments.
Synonyms
- shrub
- yellow berry
- Rhamnus californicus
- redberry
- genus Rhamnus
- chittimwood
- bearwood
- buckthorn berry
- bush
- cascara buckthorn
- bearberry
- Rhamnus croceus
- red-berry
- alder buckthorn
- chittamwood
- Rhamnus purshianus
- California coffee
- Rhamnus
- California buckthorn
- Rhamnus frangula
- Carolina buckthorn
- coffeeberry
- indian cherry
- Rhamnus carolinianus
Etymology
- buck (English)
- buc (Middle English (1100-1500))
- thorn (English)
3. buckthorn
noun. ['ˈbʌkˌθɔrn'] any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia.
Synonyms
- southern buckthorn
- shittim
- chittimwood
- mock orange
- Bumelia
- shrub
- shittimwood
- Bumelia lanuginosa
- false buckthorn
- bush
- Bumelia lycioides
- genus Bumelia
- chittamwood
Etymology
- buck (English)
- buc (Middle English (1100-1500))
- thorn (English)