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toyon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
toy-on
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by red berries.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tollón.

Usage

Inflected Forms

toyons (plural)

Synonyms

Christmas berry California holly tollon christmasberry heteromeles arbutifolia photinia arbutifolia

Questions

What does toyon mean?
A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by red berries.
Where does toyon come from?
Borrowed from Spanish tollón.

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