Definition of Christmasberry

1. Noun. Spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries.

Exact synonyms: Christmas Berry, Lycium Carolinianum
Group relationships: Genus Lycium, Lycium
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

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.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Christmasberry

Christmas puddings
Christmas rose
Christmas seal
Christmas seals
Christmas season
Christmas seasons
Christmas star
Christmas stocking
Christmas stockings
Christmas time
Christmas times
Christmas tree
Christmas tree bill
Christmas tree bills
Christmas trees
Christmasberry
Christmascard
Christmascards
Christmases
Christmasless
Christmaslike
Christmasly
Christmastide
Christmastides
Christmastime
Christmastimes
Christmasy

Literary usage of Christmasberry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Marten, Fisher, Lynx, and Wolverine: Survey Methods for Their Detection by William J. Zielinski, Thomas E. Kucera (1998)
"... manzanita, christmasberry, California scrub oak, and mountain mahogany on the south- facing and drier sites; and sagebrush-steppe of soft chess, ..."

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