'Christmasberry' definitions:
Definition of 'Christmasberry'
From: WordNet
noun
Spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries [syn: Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum]
noun
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]
Definition of 'Christmasberry'
From: GCIDE
- 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]