Meanings
plural Christmas berries · alternative Christmasberry
- Synonym of spiceberry (“plant or its berry”).
Synonyms: spiceberry
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of toyon (“plant or its berry”) (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia)
nounSynonym of spiceberry (“plant or its berry”).
More synonyms by meaning
nounspiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
nounornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
Christmas berry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20berry
“Christmas berry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20berry. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas berry,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20berry.
Source: Christmas berry on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.