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SOUTHERN BUCKTHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does southern buckthorn mean?
• SOUTHERN BUCKTHORN (noun)
The noun SOUTHERN BUCKTHORN has 1 sense:
1. shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
Familiarity information: SOUTHERN BUCKTHORN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bumelia lycioides; mock orange; shittim; shittimwood; southern buckthorn
Hypernyms ("southern buckthorn" is a kind of...):
buckthorn (any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia)
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