Avignon berry
English
Etymology
Named after Avignon in France.
Noun
Avignon berry (plural Avignon berries)
- The fruit of rock buckthorn, or Avignon buckthorn, of the species Rhamnus saxatilis, Rhamnus infectorius, and others of the same genus, used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow.
Synonyms
- French berry, Persian berry
Translations
fruit of Rhamnus saxafilis
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