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CAROLINA BUCKTHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carolina buckthorn mean?
• CAROLINA BUCKTHORN (noun)
The noun CAROLINA BUCKTHORN has 1 sense:
1. deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn
Familiarity information: CAROLINA BUCKTHORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Carolina buckthorn; indian cherry; Rhamnus carolinianus
Hypernyms ("Carolina 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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