buckthorn
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Calque of Latin cervī spīna (“deer's thorny shrub”), cervi (“deer's”) being the genitive singular of cervus (“deer”), from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) + *-wós, spīna (“thorny shrub”) from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). By surface analysis, buck + thorn.
Inflected forms:
form: buckthorns
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
pos: noun
gloss: Any of several, often thorny shrubs or small trees, especially
pos: noun
Derived words: alder buckthorn - Frangula alnus
Frangula 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
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
Modoc buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. modocensis
Nevada buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. nevadensis
obovate buckthorn - Frangula betulifolia subsp. obovata
obtuse buckthorn - Frangula rubra subsp. obtusissima
redberry buckthorn - Rhamnus crocea
red buckthorn - Frangula rubra
rock buckthorn - Rhamnus saxatilis
sawleaf buckthorn - Rhamnus serrata
sea buckthorn - Hippophae spp
esp. Hippophae rhamnoides
sharp-tooth buckthorn - Rhamnus arguta
Siberian buckthorn - Rhamnus erythroxylon
Smith's buckthorn - Rhamnus smithii
Southern buckthorn - Sideroxylon lycioides
Texas buckthorn - Ziziphus obtusifolia
West Indian buckthorn - Frangula sphaerosperma
Yosemite buckthorn Frangula rubra subsp. yosemitana
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: سِدْر
roman: sidr
lang: Armenian
word: դժնիկ
roman: džnik
lang: Armenian
word: ալաժահրի
roman: alažahri
lang: Breton
word: spern-melen
lang: Esperanto
word: ramno
lang: Estonian
word: türnpuu
lang: Finnish
word: paatsama
lang: French
word: nerprun
lang: Galician
word: aderno
lang: German
word: Kreuzdorn
lang: Greek
word: λευκαγκαθιά
roman: lefkagkathiá
lang: Latin
word: cervī spīna
lang: Latin
word: calabrīx
lang: Eastern Mari
word: пирывондо
roman: piryvondo
lang: Western Mari
word: пиломбы
roman: pilomby
lang: Persian
word: ارجنک
roman: arjanak
lang: Polish
word: szakłak
lang: Portuguese
word: aderno
lang: Portuguese
word: alaterno
lang: Romanian
word: verigar
lang: Russian
word: круши́на
roman: krušína
lang: Swedish
word: getapel
lang: Volapük
word: ramnud
lang: Welsh
word: rhafnwydden
lang: Basque
word: hesilahar
lang: Catalan
word: espina vera
lang: Estonian
word: harilik türnpuu
lang: Finnish
word: orapaatsama
lang: French
word: nerprun purgatif
lang: Galician
word: escambrón
lang: German
word: Purgier-Kreuzdorn
lang: Irish
word: paide bréan
lang: Middle English
word: thevethorn
lang: Old English
word: þefanþorn
lang: Persian
word: اشنگور
roman: ašangur
lang: Persian
word: کلیکک
roman: kalikak
lang: Romanian
word: verigar
lang: Spanish
word: espino cerval
lang: Swedish
word: getapel
lang: Swedish
word: vägtorn
lang: Welsh
word: rhafnwydd