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toyon noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈtɔɪ.ɒn/ us /ˈtɔɪ.ɑːn/ a bush with white flowers and small red fruits that grows on the west coast of the United States: Volunteers replanted the site with native plants including toyon, willow, and grasses. Protecting homes from fire means getting rid of thickets of manzanita, buckbrush, and toyon, and mowing down wild, weedy grasses. The fungus has been found to harm native plants including manzanita, toyon, and California honeysuckle. The bay's understory competitors, such as tan oak, toyon, or madrone, are also being killed by the disease. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bushes & shrubs abelia abutilon angel's trumpet aronia artemisia dewberry dogwood eglantine ephedra firethorn manuka manzanita mayflower Mexican orange mock orange shrubby snowberry spicebush staghorn sumac sumac |