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noun
A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by red berries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
Borrowed from Spanish tollón.
Across languages
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