toy·on 
(toiŏn′)
(toiŏn′)n.
An evergreen shrub (Heteromeles arbutifolia) in the rose family, native to California and Baja California, having leathery leaves, small white flowers in large panicles, and red berrylike fruit. Also called Christmas berry.
[American Spanish tollón, toyón, from Ohlone (Penutian language of the San Francisco Bay region) tottcon.]