matrimony vine

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Lycium, of the nightshade family, species of which are cultivated for their foliage, flowers, and berries.

matrimony vine

noun

1. any of various shrubs of the solanaceous genus Lycium, cultivated for their purple flowers and colourful berries Also calledboxthorn

Word History and Origins

Origin of matrimony vine¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

To me, the Matrimony vine is ever a plant of interest, and it may be very beautiful, if cared for.

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This Matrimony vine is one of the many creeping, climbing things that have wandered away from houses.

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It was a spray of Matrimony vine, twenty feet long or more, that had reached around a corner, and helped by a breeze, had appealed to me for sympathy and companionship.

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“Pin one of those blues roses on me,” Pape asked; when she had done so, added: “Out home we call that ‘matrimony vine.’

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Illustratively Pape seized with one hand the slim, ringless fingers still caressing the spray of matrimony vine—his other had a firm grip on Kicko’s collar.

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