Definitions for ilexˈaɪ lɛks
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
i•lexˈaɪ lɛks(n.)
Category: Plants
Ref: holm oak.
Origin of ilex:
1350–1400; ME < L
i•lexˈaɪ lɛks(n.)
Category: Plants
Ref: holly (def. 1). 1 1
Origin of ilex:
1555–65; < NL, L īlexilex1
Princeton's WordNet
Ilex, genus Ilex(noun)
a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
Webster Dictionary
Ilex(noun)
the holm oak (Quercus Ilex)
Ilex(noun)
a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ilex
A plant genus of the family AQUIFOLIACEAE. The common name of 'holly' usually refers to this genus but may sometimes refer to similar looking plants of the MAHONIA or QUERCUS genus.
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