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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies);
[syn: Ilex, genus Ilex]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Holm \Holm\ (h[=o]m; 277), n. [OE., prob. from AS. holen holly; as the holly is also called holm. See Holly.] (Bot.) A common evergreen oak, of Europe (Quercus Ilex); -- called also ilex, and holly. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ilicic \I*lic"ic\, a. [L. ilex, ilicis, holm oak.] Pertaining to, or derived from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ilex \I"lex\, n. [L., holm oak.] (Bot.) (a) The holm oak (Quercus Ilex). (b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ilex n 1: a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies) [syn: Ilex, genus Ilex]