NOUN | plant | Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum | spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries |
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plant | Christmasberry, toyon, tollon, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia | ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits |
Meaning | Spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries. | |
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Synonyms | Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum | |
Member of | Lycium, genus Lycium | deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Meaning | Ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia. | |
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Synonyms | toyon, tollon, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia | |
Member of | Heteromeles, genus Heteromeles | One species |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | tollon, tollón | |
Catalan | tollon |
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