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matrimony vine

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matrimony vine
n.
Any of various often thorny shrubs of the genus Lycium, some species of which are cultivated for their purplish flowers and brightly colored berries. Also called boxthorn.
matrimony vine
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various shrubs of the solanaceous genus Lycium, cultivated for their purple flowers and colourful berries Also called boxthorn
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Noun1.matrimony vine - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berriesmatrimony vine - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
boxthorn
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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One type, grown mainly in China, is the Lycium Chinense, often referred to as Chinese wolfberry, matrimony vine, or Chinese boxthorn.
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Another tea contains Chines matrimony vine, a leafy plant whose carotene-rich red berries are good for their eyes.
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