rhamnus californicus

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   evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits

   SynonymscoffeeberryCalifornia buckthornCalifornia coffee

   Broaderbuckthorn

Questions about rhamnus californicus

What does rhamnus californicus mean?

rhamnus californicus means "evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits".

What is another word for rhamnus californicus?

Close synonyms include coffeeberry, California buckthorn, California coffee. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rhamnus californicus a common word?

rhamnus californicus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.