HyperDic: matrimony_vine

English > 1 sense of the expression matrimony vine:
NOUNplantmatrimony vine, boxthornany of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
English > matrimony vine: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries.
Synonymboxthorn
Member ofLycium, genus Lyciumdeciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny
Narrowercommon matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, Lycium halimifoliumdeciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishlycium
Catalanlycium

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