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alatern

alatern noun: an ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).

alatern: an ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn)
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Noun

alatern (plural alaterns)

  1. An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).

Forms of alatern

pluralalaterns
alternative formalaternus

Origin of alatern

From Latin alaternus (“the shrub Rhamnus alaternus”), of unknown origin.

Questions about alatern

What does alatern mean?
Alatern means an ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
What part of speech is alatern?
Alatern is a noun.
What is the plural of alatern?
The plural of alatern is alaterns.

Words near alatern in the dictionary

  1. alataes
  2. Alatau
  3. alate
  4. alated
  5. alately
  6. alatern
  7. alaterns
  8. alaternus
  9. alaternuses
  10. alates
  11. alation

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