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Definition of Boxthorn
1. Noun. Any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries.
Group relationships: Genus Lycium, Lycium
Specialized synonyms: Common Matrimony Vine, Duke Of Argyll's Tea Tree, Lycium Barbarum, Lycium Halimifolium
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Boxthorn
1. n. A plant of the genus Lycium, esp. Lycium barbarum.
Definition of Boxthorn
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Lycium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boxthorn
1. a thorny shrub [n -S]
Medical Definition of Boxthorn
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Literary usage of Boxthorn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Pale boxthorn only had a large increase in absolute cover in the creosotebush/bursage
association. ..."
2. On Planting and Rural Ornament: A Practical Treatise by Mr Marshall, Marshall (William) (1803)
"The boxthorn. This species affords two Varieties : The Broad-leaved boxthorn.
... boxthorn is a rambling plant, and will, if let alone, in a few years ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"boxthorn. See Bramble. Box tree (Is., xii, 19; Ix, 13; in DV, Ezech.. xxvii, 6,
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