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n. Any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex; holly.

n. holm oak (Quercus ilex)

n. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex

n. The holm oak (Quercus Ilex).

n. A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.

n. A genus of trees and shrubs, of the natural order Ilicineæ, or holly tribe.

n. [lowercase] A tree or shrub of this genus.

n. The holm-oak or holly-oak, Quercus Ilex, the leaves of which somewhat resemble those of the genus Ilex. See cut (fig. 4) under oak, 1.

n. a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)

"These include species of Fagaceae, in particular Quercus ilex, which is found only in the Northern Waziristan, Koh-i-Safed, and Chitral foothills, as well as east oleander (Nerium), tropical adhatoda, and Fraxinus xanthoxyloides."

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