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How to pronounce buckthorn in English?

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Synonyms english plantain, narrow-leaved plantain, plantago lanceolata, ribgrass, ribwort, ripple-grass
Type of plantain
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Type of shrub, bush
Has types mock orange, southern buckthorn, shittimwood, false buckthorn, black haw, chittamwood, chittimwood, shittim, bumelia lanuginosa, bumelia lycioides
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Type of shrub, bush
Has types rhamnus purshianus, rhamnus carolinianus, alder dogwood, bearberry, bearwood, california buckthorn, california coffee, carolina buckthorn, cascara buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood, coffeeberry, indian cherry, red-berry, redberry, rhamnus californicus, alder buckthorn, rhamnus croceus, rhamnus frangula

Examples of buckthorn

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I've since learned it was a relative of buckthorn, which grows in North America.
From the theatlantic.com
One finding is soil where buckthorn has been prevalent is loaded with nitrogen.
From the dailyherald.com
In Asia, the aphids overwinter as eggs on buckthorn plants, according to Hogg.
From the sciencedaily.com
The west coast has wide beaches and high dunes with Leymus grass and sea-buckthorn.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Deer and konik ponies graze the fields, cuckoos call in the alder buckthorn.
From the guardian.co.uk
In China the aphid only attacks soybean plants and buckthorn, a woody shrub.
From the sciencedaily.com
He was one of over 400 people that were clearing and burning buckthorn.
From the dailyherald.com
Unlike most plant and tree species, buckthorn doesn't lose its leaves until late November.
From the dispatch.com
Buckthorn is a European tree brought here decades ago as an ornamental.
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  • A shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
  • English plantain: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions
  • The Buckthorns (Rhamnus) are a genus (or two genera, if Frangula is treated as distinct) of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall (rarely to 15 m), in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. ...
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