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boxthorn

boxthorn noun: any plant of the genus Lycium.

Noun

boxthorn (plural boxthorns)

  1. Any plant of the genus Lycium.
    Synonyms:
    desert-thorn, Christmas berry, wolfberry, matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, goji

Synonyms of boxthorn

All synonyms of boxthorn

Forms of boxthorn

pluralboxthorns
alternative formbox-thorn
alternative formbox thorn

Origin of boxthorn

From box + thorn.

Words formed from boxthorn

Questions about boxthorn

What does boxthorn mean?
Boxthorn means any plant of the genus Lycium.
What part of speech is boxthorn?
Boxthorn is a noun.
What is the plural of boxthorn?
The plural of boxthorn is boxthorns.

Words near boxthorn in the dictionary

  1. boxship
  2. boxships
  3. boxspring
  4. boxsprings
  5. Boxtel
  6. boxthorn
  7. boxthorns
  8. boxties
  9. boxtop
  10. boxtops
  11. boxtree

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