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Christmas berry

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Christmas berry

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n
spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
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n
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
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Christmas berry
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n spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries

Synonyms:
Christmasberry, Lycium carolinianum
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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n 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

Synonyms:
Christmasberry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia, tollon, toyon
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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