[syn: toyon, tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Christmas berry
n 1: spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having
spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red
berries [syn: Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Lycium
carolinianum]
2: 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 [syn:
toyon, tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry,
Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia]