Lycium

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Noun

Lycium - deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regionsgenus Lyciumasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily Solanaceae, potato family, Solanaceae - large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandraboxthorn, matrimony vine - any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berriesChristmas berry, Christmasberry, Lycium carolinianum - spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries

Lycium

(Russian, dereza ), a genus of deciduous or evergreen, usually thorny, shrubs of the family Solanaceae. The leaves.are alternate or in fascicles, simple, and entire. The flowers are monoecious, axillary, and gathered in clusters or single. The fruit is a red, sometimes black, juicy berry. There are about 100 species, growing in the temperate and subtropical regions of both hemispheres (mainly South America). In the USSR there are five species, found in deserts, semideserts, and steppes in the southeastern European USSR, in the Caucasus, and in Middle Asia. The most common are L. ruthenicum, L. turcomanicum, and L. dasystemum. The species L. barbarum and L. halimifolium are cultivated as hedges and for ornamental purposes. Many species are drought resistant and grow in poor soil, and some are salt resistant. The Russian peashrub, Caragana frutex of the legume family is also called dereza.

Lycium

Related to Lycium: Lycium barbarum, Lycium chinense, Lycium fruit

noun

Synonyms for Lycium

noun deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny

Synonyms

genus Lycium

Related Words

asterid dicot genus
family Solanaceae
potato family
Solanaceae
boxthorn
matrimony vine
Christmas berry
Christmasberry
Lycium carolinianum

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