NOUN | plant | matrimony vine, boxthorn | any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries |
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Meaning | Any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries. | |
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Synonym | boxthorn | |
Member of | Lycium, genus Lycium | deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny |
Narrower | common matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, Lycium halimifolium | deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | lycium | |
Catalan | lycium |
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