different between buckthorn vs blackthorn

English

Etymology

buck +? thorn

Noun

buckthorn (plural buckthorns)

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

Derived terms

• alder buckthorn - Frangula alnus ( <= Rhamnus frangula), Frangula caroliniana ( <= Rhamnus caroliniana)
• alderleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus alnifolia
• buckthorn bully - Sideroxylon lycioides
• California buckthorn - Frangula californica
• Carolina buckthorn - Frangula caroliniana
• Cascara buckthorn - Frangula purshiana
• Chinese buckthorn - Rhamnus utilis
• Dahurian buckthorn - Rhamnus davurica
• dyer's buckthorn - Rhamnus saxatalis ( <= Rhamnus infectoria)
• glossy buckthorn - Frangula alnus
• hollyleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus crocea subsp. pilosa
• Italian buckthorn - Rhamnus alaternus
• Jamaica buckthorn - Rosa laevigata
• Japanese buckthorn - Rhamnus japonica
• lanceleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus lanceolata
• mock buckthorn - Sageretia
• Modoc buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. modocensis
• Nevada buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. nevadensis
• obovate buckthorn - Frangula betulifolia subsp. obovata
• obtuse buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. obtusissima
• red buckthorn - Frangula rubra
• redberry buckthorn - Rhamnus crocea
• rock buckthorn - Rhamnus saxatilis
• sawleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus serrata
• sea buckthorn - Hippophae rhamnoides
• sharp-tooth buckthorn - Rhamnus arguta
• Siberian buckthorn - Rhamnus erythroxylon
• Smith's buckthorn - Rhamnus smithii
• Southern buckthorn - Sideroxylon lycioides ( <= Bumelia lycioides)
• Texas buckthorn - Ziziphus obtusifolia
• West Indian buckthorn - Frangula sphaerosperma
• Yosemite buckthorn Frangula rubra subsp. yosemitana

Translations

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

black +? thorn

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?blæk????n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?blæk????n/

Noun

blackthorn (plural blackthorns)

1. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.
2. A stick or staff taken from this tree.

Synonyms

• sloe

Translations

See also

• shillelagh