photinia

American  

[foh-tin-ee-uh] / foʊˈtɪn i ə /

noun

1. any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of photinia

< New Latin (1821) < Greek phōtein ( ós ) shining, bright, (derivative of phṓs, stem phōt- light) + New Latin -ia -ia; so named in reference to the glossy evergreen leaves and white flowers

Example Sentences

According to a study in Maryland of the 1970 Brood X appearance, delayed branch dieback occurred over the following two years in such trees as black gum, purple-leaf plum, photinia, lilac and dogwood.

From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2021

A giant old photinia, remnant of the earlier garden, shades a bench where Catherine sits to enjoy the view of the front garden after walking the dogs.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2017

While apple trees and photinia bushes have enjoyed the prolonged chill, humans have been chafing for several weeks now.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2011

Down the gravel road, past the fruitless pear trees and the hedges of glossy photinia, is Sherry and Bob Baugh's "fifth wheel," a trailer pulled by a truck so massive it inspires fear.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later at work he had to remove a red tip photinia from someone’s yard, and its root was enormous.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar