matrimony vine

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

matrimony vine
    n 1: any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with
         showy flowers and bright berries [syn: {matrimony vine},
         {boxthorn}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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