sandthorn

English

a sandthorn bush.

Etymology

From sand +‎ thorn.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsænd.θɔɹn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsænd.θɔːn/

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• Hyphenation: sand‧thorn

Noun

sandthorn (plural sandthorns)

1. A species of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), found from western Europe to northwestern China.
   • 1837, "Professor Link", "Contributions to the Botanical Geography of the South of Europe" in The Analyst vol. 7 [1], page 50:

     "They likewise must ascend mountains by degrees and not make extraordinary leap of the Sandthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides..."

   • 1911, Ole Olufsen, The Emir of Bokhara and His Country‎^[2], page 269:

     "... the first sandthorns and willows are met with at an altitude of 26-2700 meters."

   • 2003, Veronika Van Duin, A Rainbow Over the River: Experiences of Life, Death, and Other Worlds‎^[3], →ISBN, page 159:

     "The breeze is soft and singing through the sandthorn tree."

Synonyms

• common sea-buckthorn, Russian sandthorn

Translations

Hippophae rhamnoides

• Armenian: չիչխան (hy) (čʻičʻxan)
• German: Sanddorn (de) m
• Russian: облепиха (ru) f (oblepixa)

References

• Michael Derrida, "What is Sea Buckthorn, Sandthorn, Finbar...and its History? p.6

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• Pubmed.org "Studies on utilization of Sandthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)

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