| 释义 | buckthorn noun[ U ]
 uk /ˈbʌk.θɔːn/ us /ˈbʌk.θɔːrn/
 a bush, usually with sharp pointed growths on its stem, and small black or red fruit:
 Buckthorn grows very fast and can quickly overrun a patch of land.
 The hedges are a tangled mix of oak, ash, buckthorn, elder, and wild rose.
 The seemingly unimpressive flowers of the buckthorn attract large numbers of brimstone butterflies.
 The berries of the buckthorn aren't eaten by birds or animals.
 A variety of buckthorn called purging buckthorn used to be used as a purgative.
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