Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

christmas berry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: christ-mas ber-ry
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of toyon (“plant or its berry”) (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia)

noun

Synonym of spiceberry (“plant or its berry”).

Etymology

Christmas + berry

Inflected Forms

Christmas berries (plural) Christmasberry (alternative)

Synonyms

toyon spiceberry tollon christmasberry heteromeles arbutifolia photinia arbutifolia lycium carolinianum

Questions

What does christmas berry mean?: Synonym of toyon (“plant or its berry”) (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Where does christmas berry come from?: Christmas + berry

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