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[syn: alder buckthorn, alder dogwood, Rhamnus frangula]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frangulic \Fran*gu"lic\, Frangulinic \Fran`gu*lin"ic\, a.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, or drived from, frangulin, or a species
(Rhamnus Frangula) of the buckthorn.
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Frangulinic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance,
resembling alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of
frangulin.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Frangulin \Fran"gu*lin\, n. (Chem.)
A yellow crystalline dyestuff, regarded as a glucoside,
extracted from a species (Rhamnus Frangula) of the
buckthorn; -- called also rhamnoxanthin.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.
alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,
Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)
A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the
genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by
dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are
usually shrubs or small trees.
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Black alder.
(a) A European shrub (Rhamnus frangula); Alder buckthorn.
(b) An American species of holly (Ilex verticillata),
bearing red berries.
[1913 Webster] Alder
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Rhamnus frangula
n 1: small tree common in Europe [syn: alder buckthorn, alder
dogwood, Rhamnus frangula]