different between rhamnus vs buckthorn

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

rhamnus (plural rhamnuses)

1. (botany) Any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.

Latin

Etymology

Alteration of rhamnos (“buckthorn”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (rhámnos), influenced by Rhamnus f (“Nemesis”)

Noun

rhamnus f (genitive rhamn?); second declension

1. (Late Latin) buckthorn

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? Welsh: rhafn (semi-learned), rhafnwydd

References

• rhamnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• rhamnus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• rhamnus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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

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