Definition of Rhamnus frangula

1. Noun. Small tree common in Europe.

Exact synonyms: Alder Buckthorn, Alder Dogwood
Generic synonyms: Buckthorn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhamnus Frangula

Rhabdoviridae
Rhadamanthus
Rhadamanthuses
Rhadamnathus
Rhaetian
Rhaeto-Romance
Rhaeto-Romanic
Rhagoletis
Rhagoletis pomonella
Rhamadan
Rhamnaceae
Rhamnales
Rhamnus californicus
Rhamnus carolinianus
Rhamnus croceus
Rhamnus frangula
Rhamnus purshianus
Rhapis
Rhapis excelsa
Rhapis humilis
Rhea
Rhea Silvia
Rhea americana
Rhean
Rheidae
Rheiformes
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Literary usage of Rhamnus frangula

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"(Lancet, Oct. 10, 1885), an account of a case of poisoning from taking the berries of the black alder (rhamnus frangula), the bark of which is now so ..."

2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"rhamnus frangula. rhamnus frangula. Alder Buckthorn. N. 0. Rhamnaceae. Tincture and trituration of the bark gathered in spring from the younger branches. ..."

3. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1878)
"Extremities.—Weakness and prostration in all the limbs,1. fever.—Violent chilliness,1.—[20.] Skin at one time warm, at another cold,3. rhamnus frangula. ..."

4. A Medical Formulary Based on the United States and British Pharmacopoeias by Laurence Johnson (1881)
"The bark of rhamnus frangula, L. (Nat., ord., ... FLUID EXTRACT OF rhamnus frangula. Take of rhamnus frangula. ........................ 16 parts. ..."

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