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alder buckthorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
alder buck-thorn
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deciduous shrub, Frangula alnus, native to Europe and neighboring areas of Asia and Africa, bearing glossy leaves, flowers in sessile umbels, and inedible red berries that turn black when ripe, and historically used as a laxative and to produce dyes.

Inflected Forms

alder buckthorns (plural)

Synonyms

alder dogwood rhamnus frangula

Questions

What does alder buckthorn mean?
A deciduous shrub, Frangula alnus, native to Europe and neighboring areas of Asia and Africa, bearing glossy leaves, flowers in sessile umbels, and inedible red berries that turn black when ripe, and historically used as a laxative and to produce dyes.

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