| 释义 |
‖ rhamnus|ˈræmnəs|
[late L., a. Gr. ῥάµνος.]
Formerly, the buckthorn (R. catharticus) or Christ's thorn (Paliurus aculeatus); now only the name of a genus of shrubs typical of the N.O. Rhamnaceæ and comprising the buckthorns. Also attrib.
1562Turner Herbal ii. 114 b, Rhamnus..hath twigges that grow right vp, and sharpe prickes. 1578Lyte Dodoens vi. xxix. 696 The leaues of Rhamnus do cure Erysipelas. 1610Fletcher Faithf. Sheph. ii. i, Ramnus [early edd. mispr. Ramuus, Ramuns] branches..stucke..about the barre That holds the dore, kill all inchantments. 1672Petty Pol. Anat. 355 As for wild and green weeds [for dyeing], they find enough, as also of Rhamnus-berries. 1755Gentl. Mag. XXV. 408/1, I have two female rhamnus's in my garden. 1872Watts Dict. Chem. Suppl. s.v., The constituents of rhamnus berries have..been examined by W. Stein.
b. bastard rhamnus: the sea-buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 324. |