ilex : Idioms & Phrases
genus ilex
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noun a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
Ilex.
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ilex cornuta
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noun dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Chinese holly.
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ilex decidua
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noun deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
winterberry; bearberry; possum haw.
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ilex glabra
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noun evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries
evergreen winterberry; inkberry; gallberry; gall-berry.
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ilex paraguariensis
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noun South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
mate; Paraguay tea.
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quercus ilex
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noun evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
holm oak; holm tree; holly-leaved oak; evergreen oak.
