Noun: buckthorn family 'búk,thorn 'fa-mu-lee
- Trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
"Several species in the buckthorn family are used in traditional medicine";
- Rhamnaceae, family Rhamnaceae
Derived forms: buckthorn families
Type of: dicot family, magnoliopsid family
Part of: order Rhamnales, Rhamnales
Encyclopedia: Buckthorn family