a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments
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cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood, chittamwood, chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus
Carolina buckthorn, indian cherry, Rhamnus carolinianus
coffeeberry, California buckthorn, California coffee, Rhamnus californicus
alder buckthorn, alder dogwood, Rhamnus frangula
redberry, red-berry, Rhamnus croceus