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buckthorn
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a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
Other meanings
2. noun
any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
3. noun
an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
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