Lycium barbarum

Lycium barbarum
Matrimony Mat"ri*mo*ny, n. [OE. matrimoine, through Old French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.] 1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock. [1913 Webster]

If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now confess it. --Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed.) [1913 Webster]

2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons. [1913 Webster]

{Matrimony vine} (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine ({Lycium barbarum}) of the Potato family. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See {Marriage}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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