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FALSE BUCKTHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does false buckthorn mean?
• FALSE BUCKTHORN (noun)
The noun FALSE BUCKTHORN has 1 sense:
1. deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
Familiarity information: FALSE BUCKTHORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black haw; Bumelia lanuginosa; chittamwood; chittimwood; false buckthorn; shittimwood
Hypernyms ("false buckthorn" is a kind of...):
buckthorn (any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia)
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