Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of solanaceous plants of the tribe Atropeæ, characterized by a 3- to 5-toothed or -lobed calyx, a funnel-shaped, campanulate, or urn-shaped corolla, stamens which are either exserted or included, and a slightly juicy and usually few-seeded berry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily family —Solanaceae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions
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Examples
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Coastal dunes found around Laguna Ojo de Liebre form an unstable vegetation community, but are dominated by the presence Abronia carterae (Q), Lycium californicum (IK), Errazurizia megacarpa (IK) and Larrea tridentata.
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Warfarin overdose due to the possible effects of Lycium barbarum L. Food Chem Toxicol.
Beginning steps in how to research fruit juices for their benefits 2009
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Where the dunes allow for slight inclination of the slope, species of mesquite (Prosopis), Cercidium, palo fierro (Olneya tesota), Candalia, Lycium, choya (Opuntia), Fouquieria, jécota (Hymenoclea) and Acacia are favored.
Sonoran desert 2009
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Possible interaction between warfarin and Lycium barbarum L. Ann Pharmacother.
Beginning steps in how to research fruit juices for their benefits 2009
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Animal-dispersed fruits of boxthorn, Lycium exsertum.
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HPLC-MS trace analysis of atropine in Lycium barbarum berries.
Beginning steps in how to research fruit juices for their benefits 2009
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Shrubs include Grewia flava, Ziziphus mucronata, Tarchonanthus camphoratus, Rhigozum trichotomum, Acacia hebeclada, and Lycium spp.
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Small shrub species such as Lavandula dentata, Lycium intricatum, Calicotome villosa, Osyris lanceolata, Jasminum fruticans, and Rhamnus oleoides characterize open woodlands and more degraded shrublands.
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests 2008
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Characteristic woody species include the Karoo cross-berry (Grewia robusta), small bitterleaf (Brachylaena ilicifolia), Maytenus capitata, and Lycium campanulatum.
Albany thickets 2008
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In this ecoregion we find two endemic species of the genus Prosopis, one species of Larrea and species of the genera Lycium and Schinus.
Patagonian steppe 2008
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