buckthornn.
/ˈbʌkθɔːn/, U.S. /ˈbəkˌθɔrn/ The shrub Rhamnus catharticus; the berries of which yield sap-green and other pigments, and were formerly used as a powerful cathartic.
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1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xxx. 810 The Italians do call it Spino Merlo, some call it Spino ceruino..and of Valerius Cordus, Cerui spina: we may well call it in English, Bucke Thorne.
1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 99 Bvckthorne, ye beries doe purge downewards mightily flegme and choller.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Of buckthorn berries are made three several sorts of colours.
1859 W. S. Coleman Our Woodlands 122 On chalky or loamy soils, we may occasionally find the Buckthorn growing in considerable plenty.
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