heteromeles arbutifolia

1. 1.

   ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia

   SynonymstoyontollonChristmasberryChristmas berryPhotinia arbutifolia

   Broadershrub

   Part ofHeteromeles

Questions about heteromeles arbutifolia

What does heteromeles arbutifolia mean?

heteromeles arbutifolia means "ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia".

What is another word for heteromeles arbutifolia?

Close synonyms include toyon, tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Photinia arbutifolia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is heteromeles arbutifolia a common word?

heteromeles arbutifolia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.