rhamnaceous
/ramˈneɪʃəs/Botany
adjective
Belonging to or characteristic of the family Rhamnaceae, comprising mainly flowering shrubs and small trees, and typified by the buckthorns.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia. From rhamnus + -aceous, after scientific Latin Rhamnaceae, family name.
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