buckthorn

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Etymology

Calque of Latin cervī spīna (“deer's thorny shrub”), cervi (“deer's”) being the genitive singular of cervus (“deer”), from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) + *-wós, spīna (“thorny shrub”) from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). By surface analysis, buck +‎ thorn.

Noun

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buckthorn (plural buckthorns)

  1. Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
    1. the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae),
      1. especially genus Rhamnus,
        1. especially common buckthorn or purging buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica).
      2. also alder buckthorn (Frangula), especially Frangula alnus).
    2. sea buckthorn (Hippophae, in family Elaeagnaceae).

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