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rhamnus

rhamnus noun: any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.

Noun

rhamnus (plural rhamnuses)

  1. Any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.

Forms of rhamnus

pluralrhamnuses

Origin of rhamnus

From the genus name.

Questions about rhamnus

What does rhamnus mean?
Rhamnus means any of the plants in the genus Rhamnus; a buckthorn.
What part of speech is rhamnus?
Rhamnus is a noun.
What is the plural of rhamnus?
The plural of rhamnus is rhamnuses.

Words near rhamnus in the dictionary

  1. rhamnosyltransferases
  2. rhamnoxanthin
  3. rhamnulokinase
  4. rhamnulokinases
  5. rhamnulose
  6. rhamnus
  7. rhamnuses
  8. rhamphastid
  9. rhamphastids
  10. rhamphichthyid
  11. rhamphichthyids

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