Found 2 items, similar to Rhamnus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Rhamnus Rhamnus n : type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: genus Rhamnus ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rhamnus Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California Rhamnus Purshianus and the European Rhamnus catharticus are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges. [1913 Webster] Buckthorn \Buck"thorn`\, n. (Bot.) A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See Rhamnus. [1913 Webster] Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippopha["e]. [1913 Webster]