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Rhamnus
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Rham′nus
,Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
ῥάμνοσ
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. Definition 2024
Rhamnus
Rhamnus
See also: rhamnus
Translingual
Proper noun
Rhamnus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – the buckthorns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rhamnaceae - family; Rhamneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rhamnus cathartica, Rhamnus alaternus; for other species see
Rhamnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Rhamnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
Derived terms
rhamnus
rhamnus
See also: Rhamnus
Latin
Etymology
Alteration of rhamnos (“buckthorn”), from Ancient Greek ῥάμνος (rhámnos), influenced by Rhamnus (“Nemesis”) f
Noun
rhamnus f (genitive rhamnī); second declension
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rhamnus | rhamnī |
| genitive | rhamnī | rhamnōrum |
| dative | rhamnō | rhamnīs |
| accusative | rhamnum | rhamnōs |
| ablative | rhamnō | rhamnīs |
| vocative | rhamne | rhamnī |
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rhamnus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- rhamnus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- rhamnus in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly