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单词 toyon
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Definition of toyon in English:

toyon

noun ˈtɔɪɒnˈtoiän
  • An evergreen Californian shrub of the rose family, the fruiting branches of which are used for Christmas decorations.

    Heteromeles arbutifolia, family Rosaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other good greens for fresh display include camellia, citrus, eucalyptus, holly, nandina, pine, pyracantha, red-wood, toyon, and Western red cedar.
    • Our home is at the southwestern tip of the valley, nestled among the lace-lichen laden oaks, bay laurel, mountain mahogany, ceanothus and toyon which typify this classically central coast California oak woodland.
    • The gardens look lush; toyons and hollies bow under the weight of their brilliant scarlet berries, and the rosemary and jasmine are starred with constellations of blossoms.
    • Drought-tolerant shrubs range from manzanita, cotoneaster and rockrose to toyon, huckleberry and other varieties of ceanothus.
    • Almost all houses contained fresh leaves of one or more of the four species of interest - California bay, interior live oak, coast live oak, and toyon.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Mexican Spanish tollón.

 
 

Definition of toyon in US English:

toyon

nounˈtoiän
  • An evergreen Californian shrub of the rose family, the fruiting branches of which are used for Christmas decorations.

    Heteromeles arbutifolia, family Rosaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our home is at the southwestern tip of the valley, nestled among the lace-lichen laden oaks, bay laurel, mountain mahogany, ceanothus and toyon which typify this classically central coast California oak woodland.
    • Drought-tolerant shrubs range from manzanita, cotoneaster and rockrose to toyon, huckleberry and other varieties of ceanothus.
    • Other good greens for fresh display include camellia, citrus, eucalyptus, holly, nandina, pine, pyracantha, red-wood, toyon, and Western red cedar.
    • The gardens look lush; toyons and hollies bow under the weight of their brilliant scarlet berries, and the rosemary and jasmine are starred with constellations of blossoms.
    • Almost all houses contained fresh leaves of one or more of the four species of interest - California bay, interior live oak, coast live oak, and toyon.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Mexican Spanish tollón.

 
 
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