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noun

Christmasberry n.

A spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern U. S. (Lycium carolinianum) having spreading branches with usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries.

Synonyms: Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum.

An ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of US Pacific coast (Photinia arbutifolia) having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia.

Synonyms: toyon, tollon, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Christmasberry" : genus Lycium, toyon, Heteromeles, Lycium, bush, Heteromeles arbutifolia, tollon, Lycium carolinianum, shrub, Christmas berry, Photinia arbutifolia, genus Heteromeles