ALATERN

AL'ATERN, noun A trivial name of a species of rhamnus or buckthorn.

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{ Al″a‐tern (�), ‖Al′a‐ter″nus (�), } n. [[L. ala wing + terni three each.]] (Bot.) An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus) belonging to the buckthorns.