buckthorn meaning

UK US /ˈbʌkθɔrn/ 2 syllables

buckthorn (noun): a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments.

buckthorn has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

buckthorn as a noun

  1. a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments

    Type of: shrub

    Kinds: cascara buckthorn, Carolina buckthorn, coffeeberry, alder buckthorn, redberry

  2. any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia

    Type of: shrub

    Kinds: southern buckthorn, false buckthorn

  3. an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions

    Synonyms: English plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple-grass, Plantago lanceolata

    Type of: plantain

How to pronounce buckthorn

buckthorn is pronounced /ˈbʌkθɔrn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in RN · 9-letter words

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