What does "sandthorn" mean?

A species of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), found from western Europe to northwestern China.

What is a synonym for "sandthorn"?

Common synonyms include: common sea-buckthorn, russian sandthorn.

Pronounced //ˈsænd.θɔɹn//.

//ˈsænd.θɔɹn// noun

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A species of sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), found from western Europe to northwestern China.
"They likewise must ascend mountains by degrees and not make extraordinary leap of the Sandthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides..."

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

From sand + thorn.

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