rhamnus

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1. type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus,
definition	:	genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	buckthorn,
definition	:	a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	buckthorn family, family rhamnaceae, rhamnaceae,
definition	:	trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value (noun.plant)