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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 fruitplay

  Familiarity information: SOUTHERN BUCKTHORN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOUTHERN BUCKTHORN (noun)


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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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