Christmasberry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Christmasberry
       n 1: spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having
            spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red
            berries [syn: {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}, {Christmas berry}, {Heteromeles arbutifolia}, {Photinia
          arbutifolia}]