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boxthorn

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box·thorn  (bksthôrn)
n.
See matrimony vine.
boxthorn [ˈbɒksˌθɔːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for matrimony vine
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Noun1.boxthorn - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berriesboxthorn - 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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