HyperDic: toyon

English > 1 sense of the word toyon:
NOUNplanttoyon, tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifoliaornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits
English > toyon: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningOrnamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia.
Synonymstollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia
Member ofHeteromeles, genus HeteromelesOne species
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishtollon, tollón
Catalantollon

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