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matrimony vine

DEFINITIONS OF: matrimony vine

1

n any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries

Synonyms:
boxthorn
Types:
Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, Lycium halimifolium, common matrimony vine
deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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