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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries;
[syn: matrimony vine, boxthorn]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 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.) [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons. [1913 Webster] Matrimony vine (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine (Lycium barbarum) of the Potato family. --Gray. [1913 Webster] Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See Marriage. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

matrimony vine n 1: any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries [syn: matrimony vine, boxthorn]