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CALIFORNIA BUCKTHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does California buckthorn mean?
• CALIFORNIA BUCKTHORN (noun)
The noun CALIFORNIA BUCKTHORN has 1 sense:
1. evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits
Familiarity information: CALIFORNIA BUCKTHORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
California buckthorn; California coffee; coffeeberry; Rhamnus californicus
Hypernyms ("California buckthorn" is a kind of...):
buckthorn (a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments)
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