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Definition of Christmasberry
1. Noun. Spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries.
Exact synonyms: Christmas Berry, Lycium Carolinianum
Group relationships: Genus Lycium, Lycium
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Lycium, Lycium
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. 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.
Exact synonyms: Christmas Berry, Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Photinia Arbutifolia, Tollon, Toyon
Group relationships: Genus Heteromeles, Heteromeles
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Heteromeles, Heteromeles
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmasberry
Literary usage of Christmasberry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"... manzanita, Christmasberry, California scrub oak, and mountain mahogany on the
south- facing and drier sites; and sagebrush-steppe of soft chess, ..."
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