"boxthorn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boxthorns [plural]
Etymology: box + thorn Etymology templates: {{compound|en|box|thorn}} box + thorn Head templates: {{en-noun}} boxthorn (plural boxthorns)
  1. Any plant of the genus Lycium. Categories (lifeform): Nightshades Synonyms: box-thorn, box thorn Synonyms (Lycium): desert-thorn, Christmas berry, wolfberry, matrimony vine, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, goji Derived forms: Chinese boxthorn Related terms: Lycium

Inflected forms

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