christmasberry

Noun
  1. Spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries (synset 112926172)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    belongs to: genus lycium, lycium - deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions
    same as: 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 (synset 112653822)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    belongs to: genus heteromeles, heteromeles - one species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia
    same as: christmas berry, heteromeles arbutifolia, photinia arbutifolia, tollon, toyon

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