buckthorn vs desert-thorn

buckthorn

noun
  • especially genus Rhamnus, 

  • also genus Frangula, especially Frangula alnus, the alder buckthorn. 

  • especially the common buckthorn or purging buckthorn; Rhamnus cathartica. 

  • Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn. 

desert-thorn

noun
  • Any desert-growing member of the genus Lycium 

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