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alder buckthorn

Meaning of "alder buckthorn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ALDER BUCKTHORN

alder buckthorn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALDER BUCKTHORN

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Alder buckthorn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ALDER BUCKTHORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rhamnus frangula

Rhamnus frangula,, the alder buckthorn, is a tall deciduous shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to Europe, northernmost Africa, and western Asia, from Ireland and Great Britain north to 68°N in Scandinavia, east to central Siberia and Xinjiang in western China, and south to northern Morocco, Turkey, and the Alborz and Caucasus Mountains; in the northwest of its range, it is rare and scattered. It is also introduced and naturalised in eastern North America.

Definition of alder buckthorn in the English dictionary

The definition of alder buckthorn in the dictionary is a Eurasian rhamnaceous shrub, Frangula alnus, with small greenish flowers and black berry-like fruits.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALDER BUCKTHORN

aldea · Aldebaran · Aldeburgh · aldehyde · aldehydic · alder · alder fly · alderman · aldermanic · aldermanity · aldermanlike · aldermanry · aldermanship · Aldermaston · aldermen · aldern · Alderney · Aldershot · alderwoman · aldicarb

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALDER BUCKTHORN

althorn · bethorn · bighorn · blackthorn · boxthorn · buckthorn · cascara buckthorn · Christ´s thorn · Christ´s-thorn · firethorn · hawthorn · horn · lanthorn · longhorn · quickthorn · sea buckthorn · shorthorn · sloethorn · thorn · whitethorn

Synonyms and antonyms of alder buckthorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «alder buckthorn» into 25 languages

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The translations of alder buckthorn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alder buckthorn» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

桤木鼠李
1,325 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Spanish

espino cerval de aliso
570 millions of speakers
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alder buckthorn
510 millions of speakers
hi

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alder हिरन का सींग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ألدر النبق
280 millions of speakers
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ольха крушины
278 millions of speakers
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amieiro espinheiro
270 millions of speakers
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এল্ডার বকশোনার
260 millions of speakers
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bourdaine
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Alder buckthorn
190 millions of speakers
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Faulbaum
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ハンノキクロウメモドキ
130 millions of speakers
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오리 나무 갈매 나무속
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Javanese

Alder buckthorn
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

alder cây hắc mai
80 millions of speakers
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ஆல்டர் பக்ளோர்ன்
75 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Marathi

अल्डर बकथॉर्न
75 millions of speakers
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Alder bukalesi
70 millions of speakers
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frangola
65 millions of speakers
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kruszyna pospolita
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вільха крушини
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arin cătină
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σκλήθρα buckthorn
15 millions of speakers
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els buckthorn
14 millions of speakers
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brakved
10 millions of speakers
no

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or buckthorn
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALDER BUCKTHORN»

Discover the use of alder buckthorn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alder buckthorn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Woody Plant Seed Manual
Alder buckthorn has perhaps the broadest distribution of all the species native to North America. The specific epithet refers to its similarity to alder (Alnus) in leaf shape. The leaves are deciduous, and the wood has been used as a source of the ...
F. T. Bonner, Robert P. Karrfalt
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Garden Witch's Herbal
The alder buckthorn's flowers are attractive to bees but are classified as “ ornamentally insignificant.” These tiny flowers give way to green drupes (the fruit) that measure about a quarter of an inch in diameter. The fruit starts out green but turns ...
Ellen Dugan, 2012
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Let's Get Natural with Herbs
Cascara Sagrada (kas-kar e se-gra de) (Rhamnus purshianus) Synonyms/ Related Species: Alder-Buckthorn {rhamnus frangula), Alder-Leaved Buckthorn ( rhamnus alnifolia), Alder Dogwood, Arrow Wood, Bearwood, Black Alder, Black Alder ...
Debra Rayburn, 2007
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Weiss's Herbal Medicine
2.0 6.0 8.0 to make 30.0 A de-bittered fluid-extract is also obtainable. It costs a little more but is not much used. The fruits of the alder buckthorn also have laxative properties, though far less marked ones than the bark. They also contain anthra- ...
Rudolf Fritz Weiss, 2001
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Issues in Applied Agriculture: 2011 Edition
and alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) Investigators publish new data in the report 'Decrease of ruminal methane production in Rusitec fermenters through the addition of plant material from rhubarb (Rheum spp.) and alder buckthorn ( Frangula ...
‎2012
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Herbal Simples Approved For Modern Uses of Cure
It is really an American Buckthorn, the _Rhamnus Persiana_, and it possesses no true advantage over our black Alder Buckthorn, though the bark of this latter must be used a year old, or it will cause griping. A fluid extract of the English mild ...
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A Wiccan Formulary and Herbal
Buchweizen—See Buckwheat Buckeye—See Chestnut, Horse Buckles—See Cowslip Buckshorne—See Plantain, Buck's Horn Buck's Horn Plantain—See Horn Plantain, Buck's Buckthorn—See also Buckthorn, Alder; Buckthorn, Californian; ...
A. J. Drew, 2004
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
R45 (Botany)] UF Glossy buckthorn Rhamnus frangula BT Buckthorns Alder buckthorn bark USE Frangula Alder Creek (Lane County, Or.) BT Rivers-Oregon Alder Creek (Malheur County, Or.) USE Bully Creek (Malheur County, Or.) Alder ...
Library of Congress, 2002
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Seventh Catalog of the Vascular Plants of Ohio
Glossy Buckthorn, European Alder Buckthorn, Alder Buckthorn. tforma asplenifolia (Dippel) Beissn. Fern- leaved Buckthorn. Rhamnus lanceolata Pursh Lance-leaved Buckthorn. (Incl. var. glabrata Gleason) t Rhamnus utilis Decne. Chinese ...
Tom S. Cooperrider, Allison Cusick, John T. Kartesz, 2001
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Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs of Britain and Europe
Alder Buckthorn Frangula nlnus DescRIpTIoN: The Alder Buckthorn is deciduous and can grow either as a shrub or a small ... TypIcal features The Common Buckthorn (p86) is very similar, but the Alder Buckthorn can be distinguished by its ...
Michael Eppinger, 2006

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALDER BUCKTHORN»

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The house that became a TV star
Also, there is alder buckthorn growing, which is used in the making of explosives.” Handy if you're in the gunpowder business, but the good ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Sailors from HMS St Albans plant hedge in Hatfield Road cemetery
The hedge is made of hawthorn, field maple, guelder rose and alder buckthorn, four species chosen for their beauty and sustainability. «St Albans & Harpenden Review, Dec 14»
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Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire: The joy of camping in a wetland …
Konik ponies and Highland cattle graze the fields. Marsh harriers soar across the vast Fenland skies and cuckoos call in the alder buckthorn. «The Independent, Aug 14»
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Brimstone breeding first for Wirral butterfly park
The well-camouflaged caterpillars were located in their classic mid-rib position on alder buckthorn leaves trying to avoid the attention of ... «Wirral Globe, Jun 14»
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Brimstone butterfly rare sight
The other one, alder buckthorn, is not closely related to it, and is even rarer. It occurs patchily on lime-rich soils, also in the Midlands and in the ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 14»
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British trees to be placed in seed bank to protect against disease …
Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus). A priority species in Nothern Ireland (designated as schedule 8, a protected species). Common ivy (Hedera ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 13»
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Diamond jubilee: Commemorative wood in Pembrokeshire
... cherry, guelder rose, hawthorn, crab apple, field maple, common alder, downy birch, blackthorn, alder buckthorn, elder, spindle and aspen. «BBC News, Nov 11»
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British butterflies to spot
What it eats Larvae feed on leaves of buckthorn, which occurs mainly on calcareous soils, and alder buckthorn, which is found on moist acid soils and wetlands. «Allaboutyou, Sep 11»
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