boxthorn

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box·thorn

(bŏks′thôrn′)

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boxthorn

(ˈbɒksˌθɔːn)

(Plants) another name for matrimony vine

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mat′rimony vine`

any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.

Also called boxthorn.

[1810–20]

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Noun

boxthorn - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries

matrimony vine

genus Lycium, Lycium - deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions

common matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, Lycium halimifolium - deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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