Explore Toyon through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like shrub or bush. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Toyon in a sentence
Toyon meaning
A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by red berries.
Synonyms of Toyon
Using Toyon
- The main meaning on this page is: A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by red berries.
- Useful related words include: tollon, christmasberry, christmas berry, heteromeles arbutifolia.
Context around Toyon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Toyon
- In this selection, "toyon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bay stand out and add context to how "toyon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include identity for toyon which is and institute at toyon bay on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "toyon" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with toyon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Botanists took a while to contrive an identity for toyon, which is also known as Christmas berry and California holly. (20 words)
The Facilities of the Catalina Island Marine Institute at Toyon Bay on Santa Catalina Island, Calif., are composed (in part) of a former OSS survival training camp. (27 words)
The Facilities of the Catalina Island Marine Institute at Toyon Bay on Santa Catalina Island, Calif., are composed (in part) of a former OSS survival training camp. (27 words)
Botanists took a while to contrive an identity for toyon, which is also known as Christmas berry and California holly. (20 words)
Example sentences (2)
Botanists took a while to contrive an identity for toyon, which is also known as Christmas berry and California holly.
The Facilities of the Catalina Island Marine Institute at Toyon Bay on Santa Catalina Island, Calif., are composed (in part) of a former OSS survival training camp.