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rhamnaceous
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rhamnaceous, a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees (Rhamnaceæ , or Rhamneæ ) of which the buckthorn (Rhamnus ) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus (Zizyphus ). [1913 Webster]
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