rhamnaceous
[ ram-ney-shuh s ]
/ ræmˈneɪ ʃəs /
adjective
belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
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buckthorn family.
Words nearby rhamnaceous
rhaetic,
rhaeto-romanic,
rhagades,
rhagae,
rhamadhan,
rhamnaceous,
rhamnose,
rhamphotheca,
rhanja,
rhapsodic,
rhapsodist
British Dictionary definitions for rhamnaceous
rhamnaceous
/ (ræmˈneɪʃəs) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Rhamnaceae, a widely distributed family of trees and shrubs having small inconspicuous flowers. The family includes the buckthorns
Word Origin for rhamnaceous
C19: from New Latin
Rhamnaceae, from Greek
rhamnos a thorn