Meanings
nounalder buckthorn (plural alder buckthorns)
plural alder buckthorns
- A deciduous shrub, Frangula alnus, native to Europe and neighboring areas of Asia and Africa, bearing glossy leaves, flowers in sessile umbels, and inedible red berries that turn black when ripe, and historically used as a laxative and to produce dyes.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan fràngula
- fràngulaFrangula alnus
Chinese Mandarin 歐鼠李 /欧鼠李
- 歐鼠李 /欧鼠李 (Ōushǔlǐ)Frangula alnus
Danish almindelig tørst
- almindelig tørstFrangula alnus
Dutch sporkehout
- sporkehoutFrangula alnus
Finnish paatsama, korpipaatsama
- paatsamaFrangula alnus
- korpipaatsamaFrangula alnus
French bourdaine
- bourdaineFrangula alnus
German Faulbaum
- FaulbaumFrangula alnus
Hungarian kutyabenge
- kutyabengeFrangula alnus
Irish draighean fearna
- draighean fearnaFrangula alnus
Italian frangola
- frangolaFrangula alnus
Polish kruszyna pospolita
- kruszyna pospolitaFrangula alnus
Portuguese sanguinho-das-ribeiras
- sanguinho-das-ribeirasFrangula alnus
Russian круши́на ло́мкая, круши́на ольхови́дная
- круши́на ло́мкая (krušína lómkaja)Frangula alnus
- круши́на ольхови́дная (krušína olʹxovídnaja)Frangula alnus
- жо́стер ло́мкий (žóster lómkij)Frangula alnus
Spanish arraclán
- arraclánFrangula alnus
Turkish barut ağacı, yabani akdiken
- barut ağacıFrangula alnus
- yabani akdikenFrangula alnus
Ukrainian крушина ламка
- крушина ламка (krušyna lamka)Frangula alnus
Welsh breuwydd
- breuwyddFrangula alnus
Cite this entry
APA
alder buckthorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alder%20buckthorn
MLA
“alder buckthorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alder%20buckthorn. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alder buckthorn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alder%20buckthorn.
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