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Where does “ῥάμνος” come from?
ῥάμνος
(Ancient Greek): a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn
Definitions
a thorny bush or shrub; boxthorn; stone buckthorn
Words derived from “ῥάμνος”
rhamnose
rhamnolipid
rhamnoside
rhamnosyl
rhamnosyltransferase
rhamnulose
rhamnosidase
Ῥαμνοῦς
rhamnos
rhamnus
ramnum
Rhamnus
rhamnus
Rhamnus
Rhamnaceae
rhafn
rhamnosus
rhamnaceous
rhamno-
rhafnwydd
dirhamnolipid
monorhamnolipid
rhamnosylate
rhamnosylation