| 单词 | purging buckthorn |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspurging buckthorn purging buckthorn n. the common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica (family Rhamnaceae), whose berries were formerly used as a purgative (cf. buckthorn n.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > thorny berry-bush > [noun] > buckthorn or rhamnus bushes and parts rhamna1425 rhamnus1562 buckthorn1578 hart-thorn1607 purging buckthorn1706 shittim1878 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > medicinal trees or shrubs > [noun] > buckthorn bush or berry rhamna1425 rhamnus1562 buckthorn1578 Rhine berry1578 hart-thorn1607 purging thorn1653 purging buckthorn1706 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > trees or shrubs yielding dyes > [noun] > buckthorn bush or berry rhamna1425 rhamnus1562 buckthorn1578 hart-thorn1607 purging buckthorn1706 1706 J. Stevens New Spanish Dict. i Cambronéra Cachártica [sic], Buckthorn, or purging Buckthorn. 1792 W. Woodville Med. Bot. II. 312 Rhamnus catharticus. Purging Buckthorn... The fruit or berries of the Shrub..operate briskly by stool, and hence the plant derives the trivial name catharticus. 1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 679 Rhamnus cathartica Linnæus, the Purging buckthorn of Europe, has been widely planted for hedges in the eastern United States. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 8 Feb. 6 Purging buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica. Food plant for Brimstone butterflies. Dense and twiggy. < as lemmas |
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