buckthorn vs ripple-grass

buckthorn

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

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

  • especially genus Rhamnus, 

  • Hippophae (family Elaeagnaceae), the sea buckthorn. 

ripple-grass

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