Christmas berry
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ɒn, -oʊnan evergreen, rosaceous shrub or small tree, Heteromeles arbutifolia (or Photinia arbutifolia ), of California and northern Mexico, having clusters of small, white flowers and bright red berries.
Also called Christmas berry.
Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; variant of tollon < Mexican Spanish tollón
1840–50, Americanism; variant of tollon < Mexican Spanish tollón
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| christmas berry | |
noun | |
| 1. | spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries [syn: Christmasberry] |
| 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] |
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Christmas berry
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| toyon | |
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 |
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