lycium barbarum

Lycium barbarum
    n 1: deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and
         violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries;
         southeastern Europe to China [syn: {common matrimony vine},
         {Duke of Argyll's tea tree}, {Lycium barbarum}, {Lycium
         halimifolium}]
    

Lycine \Lyc"ine\, n. (Chem.)
   A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because
   found in the boxthorn ({Lycium barbarum}). See {Betaine}.
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Matrimony \Mat"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. matrimoine, through Old
   French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.]
   1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the
      nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.
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            If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not
            be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now
            confess it.                           --Book of Com.
                                                  Prayer (Eng.
                                                  Ed.)
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   2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons.
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   {Matrimony vine} (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine ({Lycium
      barbarum}) of the Potato family. --Gray.
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   Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See {Marriage}.
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Box \Box\ (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box}
   a case.] (Bot.)
   A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.
   The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one
   of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus suffruticosa}), is much used
   for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being
   very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by
   turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.
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   {Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of
      North America.

   {Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).

   {Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).

   {Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.
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Boxthorn \Box"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)
   A plant of the genus {Lycium}, esp. {Lycium barbarum}.
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