Lycium carolinianum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Lycium carolinianum
    n 1: spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having
         spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red
         berries [syn: {Christmasberry}, {Christmas berry}, {Lycium
         carolinianum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Christmasberry \Christmasberry\ n.
   1. a spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern U. S. ({Lycium
      carolinianum}) having spreading branches with usually blue
      or mauve flowers and red berries.

   Syn: Christmas berry, {Lycium carolinianum}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. an ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of US Pacific coast
      ({Photinia arbutifolia}) having large white flowers and
      red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia.

   Syn: toyon, tollon, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia,
        {Photinia arbutifolia}.
        [WordNet 1.5]