sandthorn

English

a sandthorn bush.

Etymology

sand +‎ thorn

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsænd.θɔɹn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsænd.θɔːn/
Hyphenation: sand‧thorn

Noun

sandthorn (plural sandthorns)

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 , 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^,], 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 , →ISBN, page 159:
  "The breeze is soft and singing through the sandthorn tree."

Synonyms

Translations

Hippophae rhamnoides

German: Sanddorn (de) m

Russian: облепиха (ru) f (oblepixa)

References

Michael Derrida, "What is Sea Buckthorn, Sandthorn, Finbar...and its History? p.6 5/16/2007

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

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