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buckthorn

[ UK /bˈʌkθɔːn/ ]
[ US /ˈbəkˌθɔɹn/ ]
NOUN
  1. any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
  2. a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
  3. an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions

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  • A Cook County Forest Preserve District representative last week said brush pile fires, set to dispose of chopped trees and buckthorn, and prescribed burns pose no threat to the public.
  • Look for a formula containing gentle, nonirritating herbs like alder buckthorn, okra, triphala and aloe, and the mineral magnesium hydroxide that will soothe the bowel, stimulate peristalsis, and help eliminate mucus from the bowel. The Fiber35 Diet
  • Patty chose to explore several of Jordan's seafood offerings on our last visit: Blue Lantern Bay Scallops $18, the small bay mollusks set against braised radishes, beurre blanc, fish sauce, sea buckthorn, and - yes, nasturtium! Jay Weston: Good Evening Vietnam: Red Medicine Is Here
  • Traditional herbalists valued coriander, especially to counteract the stomach-upsetting properties of laxative herbs such as buckthorn, cascara, rhubarb and senna.
  • The mobile outer dunes are sparsely vegetated with marram grass Ammophila arenaria, and camarina Corema album, with buckthorn-juniper Rhamno-Juniperetum macrocarpas communities The dry dunes inland have Rhamno-Juniperetum sophora communities. Doñana National Park, Spain
  • Grow caterpillar food-plants, including nettles, buckthorn, hops and lady's smock. Times, Sunday Times
  • The Latin version has in both places rhamnus, "buckthorn"; of which several species grow in The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss
  • The name Buckthorn is from the German _buxdorn_, boxthorn, hartshorn. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
  • Traditional herbalists valued coriander, especially to counteract the stomach-upsetting properties of laxative herbs such as buckthorn, cascara, rhubarb and senna.
  • It does amazing skyr (similar to strained yoghurt) with berries and sea buckthorn. Times, Sunday Times
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