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Rhamnus
(gcide) | Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos 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.
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Rhamnus
(gcide) | Buckthorn \Buck"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches
of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See
Rhamnus.
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Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippopha["e].
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rhamnus
(wn) | Rhamnus
n 1: type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: Rhamnus,
genus Rhamnus] |
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Rhamnus
(gcide) | Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos 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.
[1913 Webster]Buckthorn \Buck"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
A genus (Rhamnus) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches
of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See
Rhamnus.
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Sea buckthorn, a plant of the genus Hippopha["e].
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Rhamnus alaternus
(gcide) | Alatern \Al"a*tern\, Alaternus \Al`a*ter"nus\, n. [L. ala wing +
terni three each.] (Bot.)
An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging
to the buckthorns.
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Rhamnus Californica
(gcide) | Yerba \Yer"ba\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
An herb; a plant.
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Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in
Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name
applied in Spain to several kinds of mint ({Mentha
sativa}, Mentha viridis, etc.), but in California
universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate
plant (Micromeria Douglasii).
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Yerba dol osa. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of
buckthorn (Rhamnus Californica).
Yerba mansa. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant
(Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic
rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the
Indians.
Yerba reuma. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low
California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia).
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Rhamnus californicus
(gcide) | coffeeberry \coffeeberry\ n.
an evergreen shrub of Western U.S. (Rhamnus californicus),
bearing small red or black fruits; -- called also the
California buckthorn.
Syn: California buckthorn, California coffee, {Rhamnus
californicus}.
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Rhamnus catharticus
(gcide) | French \French\ (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL.
franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis,
franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See Frank, a., and
cf. Frankish.]
Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
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French bean (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus
vulgaris}).
French berry (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn
(Rhamnus catharticus), which affords a saffron, green or
purple pigment.
French casement (Arch.) See French window, under
Window.
French chalk (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used
for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under Chalk.
French cowslip (Bot.) The Primula Auricula. See
Bear's-ear.
French fake (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it
backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run
freely.
French honeysuckle (Bot.) a plant of the genus Hedysarum
(H. coronarium); -- called also garland honeysuckle.
French horn, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a
long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually
expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the
sound issues; -- called in France cor de chasse.
French leave, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;
esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.
French pie [French (here used in sense of "foreign") + pie
a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]
(Zool.), the European great spotted woodpecker ({Dryobstes
major}); -- called also wood pie.
French polish.
(a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of
gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or
shellac with other gums added.
(b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the
above.
French purple, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used
for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of
mordants. --Ure.
French red rouge.
French rice, amelcorn.
French roof (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having
a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.
French tub, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and
logwood; -- called also plum tub. --Ure.
French window. See under Window.
[1913 Webster]Sap \Sap\, n. [AS. saep; akin to OHG. saf, G. saft, Icel. safi;
of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. sapere to taste, to
be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Cf. Sapid,
Sapient.]
1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending
and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to
nutrition.
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Note: The ascending is the crude sap, the assimilation of
which takes place in the leaves, when it becomes the
elaborated sap suited to the growth of the plant.
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2. The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
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3. A simpleton; a saphead; a milksop. [Slang]
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Sap ball (Bot.), any large fungus of the genus Polyporus.
See Polyporus.
Sap green, a dull light green pigment prepared from the
juice of the ripe berries of the Rhamnus catharticus, or
buckthorn. It is used especially by water-color artists.
Sap rot, the dry rot. See under Dry.
Sap sucker (Zool.), any one of several species of small
American woodpeckers of the genus Sphyrapicus,
especially the yellow-bellied woodpecker ({Sphyrapicus
varius}) of the Eastern United States. They are so named
because they puncture the bark of trees and feed upon the
sap. The name is loosely applied to other woodpeckers.
Sap tube (Bot.), a vessel that conveys sap.
[1913 Webster]Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos 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.
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Rhamnus Dahuricus
(gcide) | Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.
[,c]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.
candana. Cf. Sanders.] (Bot.)
(a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian
and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several
other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum
Freycinetianum} and Santalum pyrularium, the Australian
Santalum latifolium, etc. The name is extended to
several other kinds of fragrant wood.
(b) Any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields
sandalwood.
(c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for
dyeing leather (Rhamnus Dahuricus).
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False sandalwood, the fragrant wood of several trees not of
the genus Santalum, as Ximenia Americana, {Myoporum
tenuifolium} of Tahiti.
Red sandalwood, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the
heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus
santalinus}, and Adenanthera pavonina); -- called also
red sanderswood, sanders or saunders, and
rubywood.
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Rhamnus Frangula
(gcide) | Frangulic \Fran*gu"lic\, Frangulinic \Fran`gu*lin"ic\, a.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or drived from, frangulin, or a species
(Rhamnus Frangula) of the buckthorn.
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Frangulinic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance,
resembling alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of
frangulin.
[1913 Webster]Frangulin \Fran"gu*lin\, n. (Chem.)
A yellow crystalline dyestuff, regarded as a glucoside,
extracted from a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the
buckthorn; -- called also rhamnoxanthin.
[1913 Webster]Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.
alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,
Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the
genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by
dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are
usually shrubs or small trees.
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Black alder.
(a) A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn.
(b) An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata),
bearing red berries.
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Rhamnus frangula
(gcide) | Frangulic \Fran*gu"lic\, Frangulinic \Fran`gu*lin"ic\, a.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or drived from, frangulin, or a species
(Rhamnus Frangula) of the buckthorn.
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Frangulinic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance,
resembling alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of
frangulin.
[1913 Webster]Frangulin \Fran"gu*lin\, n. (Chem.)
A yellow crystalline dyestuff, regarded as a glucoside,
extracted from a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the
buckthorn; -- called also rhamnoxanthin.
[1913 Webster]Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.
alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,
Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the
genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by
dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are
usually shrubs or small trees.
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Black alder.
(a) A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn.
(b) An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata),
bearing red berries.
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Rhamnus infectorius
(gcide) | Persian \Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf.
Parsee, Peach, Persic.]
Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their
language.
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Persian berry, the fruit of Rhamnus infectorius, a kind
of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly
from Trebizond.
Persian cat. (Zool.) Same as Angora cat, under Angora.
Persian columns (Arch.), columns of which the shaft
represents a Persian slave; -- called also Persians. See
Atlantes.
Persian drill (Mech.), a drill which is turned by pushing a
nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.
Persian fire (Med.), malignant pustule.
Persian powder. See Insect powder, under Insect.
Persian red. See Indian red
(a), under Indian.
Persian wheel, a noria; a tympanum. See Noria.
[1913 Webster]Avignon berry \A`vignon" ber"ry\ (Bot.)
The fruit of the Rhamnus infectorius, eand of other species
of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in
France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow.
Called also French berry.
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Rhamnus Purshiana
(gcide) | Cascara buckthorn \Cas"ca*ra buck"thorn`\ (Bot.)
The buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshiana) of the Pacific coast of
the United States, which yields cascara sagrada.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]chittamwood \chittamwood\ n.
1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus
purshianus} or Rhamnus purshiana), whose bark is the
cascara sagrada, used as a mild cathartic or laxative.
Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood,
chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus.
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2. a deciduous tree of SE U.S. and Mexico.
Syn: false buckthorn, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw,
Bumelia lanuginosa.
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3. a shrubby tree of southern U.S. (Cotinus obovatus)
having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs
of smoke; -- called also American smoke tree.
Syn: American smokewood, Cotinus americanus, {Cotinus
obovatus}.
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Rhamnus purshiana
(gcide) | Cascara buckthorn \Cas"ca*ra buck"thorn`\ (Bot.)
The buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshiana) of the Pacific coast of
the United States, which yields cascara sagrada.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]chittamwood \chittamwood\ n.
1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus
purshianus} or Rhamnus purshiana), whose bark is the
cascara sagrada, used as a mild cathartic or laxative.
Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood,
chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus.
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2. a deciduous tree of SE U.S. and Mexico.
Syn: false buckthorn, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw,
Bumelia lanuginosa.
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3. a shrubby tree of southern U.S. (Cotinus obovatus)
having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs
of smoke; -- called also American smoke tree.
Syn: American smokewood, Cotinus americanus, {Cotinus
obovatus}.
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Rhamnus Purshianus
(gcide) | Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos 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.
[1913 Webster]Cascara sagrada \Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da\ (k[.a]s"k[.a]*r[.a]
s[.a]*gr[aum]"d[.a]). [Sp.]
Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus
Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; -- called
also cascara.
[1913 Webster]chittamwood \chittamwood\ n.
1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus
purshianus} or Rhamnus purshiana), whose bark is the
cascara sagrada, used as a mild cathartic or laxative.
Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood,
chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus.
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2. a deciduous tree of SE U.S. and Mexico.
Syn: false buckthorn, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw,
Bumelia lanuginosa.
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3. a shrubby tree of southern U.S. (Cotinus obovatus)
having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs
of smoke; -- called also American smoke tree.
Syn: American smokewood, Cotinus americanus, {Cotinus
obovatus}.
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Rhamnus purshianus
(gcide) | Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos 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.
[1913 Webster]Cascara sagrada \Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da\ (k[.a]s"k[.a]*r[.a]
s[.a]*gr[aum]"d[.a]). [Sp.]
Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus
Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; -- called
also cascara.
[1913 Webster]chittamwood \chittamwood\ n.
1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus
purshianus} or Rhamnus purshiana), whose bark is the
cascara sagrada, used as a mild cathartic or laxative.
Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood,
chittimwood, Rhamnus purshianus.
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2. a deciduous tree of SE U.S. and Mexico.
Syn: false buckthorn, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw,
Bumelia lanuginosa.
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3. a shrubby tree of southern U.S. (Cotinus obovatus)
having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs
of smoke; -- called also American smoke tree.
Syn: American smokewood, Cotinus americanus, {Cotinus
obovatus}.
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genus rhamnus
(wn) | genus Rhamnus
n 1: type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns [syn: Rhamnus,
genus Rhamnus] |
rhamnus californicus
(wn) | Rhamnus californicus
n 1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red
or black fruits [syn: coffeeberry, {California
buckthorn}, California coffee, Rhamnus californicus] |
rhamnus carolinianus
(wn) | Rhamnus carolinianus
n 1: deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having
black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn [syn:
Carolina buckthorn, indian cherry, {Rhamnus
carolinianus}] |
rhamnus croceus
(wn) | Rhamnus croceus
n 1: small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and
Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries [syn:
redberry, red-berry, Rhamnus croceus] |
rhamnus frangula
(wn) | Rhamnus frangula
n 1: small tree common in Europe [syn: alder buckthorn, {alder
dogwood}, Rhamnus frangula] |
rhamnus purshianus
(wn) | Rhamnus purshianus
n 1: shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States;
yields cascara sagrada [syn: cascara buckthorn,
bearberry, bearwood, chittamwood, chittimwood,
Rhamnus purshianus] |
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