Native of China

• Shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers

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n. shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China [syn: Xylosma congestum ]

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n. Any of various evergreen shrubs and small trees in the genus ''Xylosma''

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Xylosma is a genus of flowering plants in the willow family, Salicaceae . It contains around 100 species of spiny evergreen shrubs and trees commonly known as brushhollies , xylosmas , or, more ambiguously, " logwoods " . The generic name is derived from ...