buckhorn

noun

1

: the horn of a buck

often : the substance of such a horn

knives with buckhorn handles

2

: deerhorn sense 2

3

a

: cinnamon fern

b or less commonly buckhorn plantain

(1)

: narrow-leaved plantain

(2)

: a Eurasian plantain (Plantago coronopus) sometimes grown for its slightly bitter lobed leaves

(3)

: large-bracted plantain

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from buck + horn

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