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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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]