[syn: toyon, tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Christmasberry \Christmasberry\ n.
1. a spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern U. S. (Lycium
carolinianum) having spreading branches with usually blue
or mauve flowers and red berries.
Syn: Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. an ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of US Pacific coast
(Photinia arbutifolia) having large white flowers and
red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia.
Syn: toyon, tollon, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia,
Photinia arbutifolia.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Christmasberry
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]