Toyon (noun)
toi-on
An evergreen, rosaceous shrub or small tree, Heteromeles arbutifolia (or Photinia arbutifolia ), of California and northern Mexico, having clusters of small, white flowers and bright red berries.
1840–50, Americanism; variant of tollon from Mexican Spanish tollón
Example sentences
“The toyon grew all along the border, stunning in flower and fruit.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
