lycium barbarum

5 definitions found

lycium barbarum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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lycium barbarum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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
           ]