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boxthorn Definition

box·thorn (bäks′t̸hôrn′)

noun

matrimony vine
boxthorn Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • African: Lycium afrum L. ( kaffir boxthorn ), Lycium ferocissimum Miers ( African boxthorn ) and L. horridum Thunb. can produce mechanical injury.

Modifies a noun

  • prickle: Bursaria spinosa Australian Boxthorn A man developed squamous carcinoma of the skin of the forehead at the site of a boxthorn prickle puncture injury.

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