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Definition of Tollon
1. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Heteromeles, Heteromeles
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tollon
Literary usage of Tollon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1902)
"Nathaniel Kingsbury and Hannah, his wife, of Coventry, In Connecticut, convey to
sou Nathaniel Kingsbury, of tollon, in Connecticut, the third part of ..."
2. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records by Charles William Manwaring (1902)
"I give him all my Houseing and Lands in tollon, now or late in the improvement
of John Dart, during the natural life of my sons John Wolcott, Samuel Wolcott ..."
3. A Phytogeographic and Taxonomic Study of the Southern California Trees and by Le Roy Abrams (1910)
"CHRISTMAS BERRY OR tollon. 1. Heteromeles salicifolia (Presl.). ... Distribution:
The tollon or christmas berry is characteristic of the California Sub-area ..."
4. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (1902)
"I give him all my Houseing and Lands in tollon, now or late in the improvement
of John Dart, during the natural life of my sons John Wolcott, Samuel Wolcott ..."
5. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1892)
"The berries of the "toyon" or "tollon" (Heteromeles arbutifolia), or "California
holly," are said to be eaten by Indians, but they serve the white people a ..."
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