boxthorn

box·thorn

B0434300 (bŏks′thôrn′)n. See matrimony vine.

boxthorn

(ˈbɒksˌθɔːn) n (Plants) another name for matrimony vine

mat′rimony vine`

n. 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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boxthorn - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berriesmatrimony vinegenus Lycium, Lycium - deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regionscommon 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 Chinabush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems