boxthorn

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box·thorn

(bŏks′thôrn′)
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boxthorn

(ˈbɒksˌθɔːn)
n
(Plants) another name for matrimony vine
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mat′rimony vine`


n.
any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.
Also called boxthorn.
[1810–20]
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Noun 1. [画像:boxthorn - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries]boxthorn - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
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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The Garden is missing only two plants that are mentioned in the Holy Quran: Al Zaqqum, a tree that grows in Hell; and Al Gharqad (Nitraria), 'the tree of the Jews', which grows only in Palestine.C1/4
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The Jews will hide behind stones and trees, and the stones and trees will call: O Muslim, o servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him - except for the gharqad tree, which is the tree of the Jews."
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