TOYON

Meaning of TOYON in English

[toy.on] n [AmerSp tollon] (1848): a chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by persistent usu. bright red berries

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TOYON — noun Etymology: American Spanish tollon Date: 1848 a chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub ( Heteromeles arbutifolia ) of the rose …
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TOYON — noun also to·llon ˈtȯiˌän, ˈtōyən ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish tollon : an ornamental evergreen shrub ( Photinia arbutifolia …
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TOYON — /toy"on, -ohn/ an evergreen, rosaceous shrub or small tree, Heteromeles arbutifolia (or Photinia arbutifolia ), of California and northern Mexico, …
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TOYON — noun Etymology: American Spanish tollon Date: 1848 : a chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub ( Heteromeles arbutifolia ) of the …
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TOYON — n. Pronunciation: ' to ̇ i- ˌ än Function: noun Etymology: American Spanish tollon Date: 1848 : a chiefly Californian …
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CHRISTMASBERRY — noun see toyon
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CALIFORNIA HOLLY — noun see toyon
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TOLLON — variant of toyon
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PHOTINIA — fōˈtinēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phōteinos shining, bright (from phōt-, phōs light) + New Latin -ia …
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HETEROMELES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmē(ˌ)lēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -meles (from Greek mēlon apple) in some classifications : a …
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CHRISTMASBERRY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized : the fruit of the toyon ; also : the shrub itself
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CHAMISO — shəˈmē(ˌ)sō, ch-, -ēsə noun or cha·mise -ēs ; also cha·mi·sa -ēsə ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish chamiso, chamís, alteration …
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CALIFORNIA MAYBUSH — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : toyon
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CALIFORNIA HOLLY — noun Usage: usually capitalized C : toyon
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CHRISTMASBERRY — /kris"meuhs ber'ee/ , n. , pl. Christmasberries . toyon. [ 1895-1900, Amer.; CHRISTMAS + BERRY ]
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SEWER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sewer/sewage pipe (= for removing waste from the human body ) COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS …
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