toyon
an evergreen, rosaceous shrub or small tree, Heteromeles arbutifolia (or Photinia arbutifolia), of California and northern Mexico, having clusters of small, white flowers and bright red berries.
Origin of toyon
1- Also called Christmas berry.
Words Nearby toyon
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How to use toyon in a sentence
A little bank that runs from the wickiup to the toyon bushes is covered with white forget-me-nots.
The Arrow-Maker | Mary AustinHume answered that it was, and named two or three men in El toyon as possible stake holders.
The Short Cut | Jackson GregoryBut if I'm back in El toyon to-morrow with the wires busy there won't be a hole in the web for a blue bottle to buzz through.
The Short Cut | Jackson GregoryHe made more friends in the six months of his stay—he left in June,—than any other man in El toyon had made in a year.
The Short Cut | Jackson GregoryWith no look behind him he mounted, spurred out into the road and galloped off toward El toyon.
The Short Cut | Jackson Gregory
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