'Rhamnus Frangula' definitions:
Definition of 'Rhamnus frangula'
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noun
Small tree common in Europe [syn: alder buckthorn, alder dogwood, Rhamnus frangula]
Definition of 'Rhamnus Frangula'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rhamnus Frangula'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Frangulinic acid (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance, resembling alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of frangulin. [1913 Webster]