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Noun: common matrimony vine
  1. Deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China
    - Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Lycium barbarum, Lycium halimifolium

Derived forms: common matrimony vines

Type of: boxthorn, matrimony vine