christmas berry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
    Christmasberry; Lycium carolinianum.
  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
    toyon; tollon; Photinia arbutifolia; Heteromeles arbutifolia; Christmasberry.

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