Definition of Ilex opaca. Meaning of Ilex opaca. Synonyms of Ilex opaca

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Definition of Ilex opaca

Ilex opaca
Holly Hol"ly, n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm, Hulver.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas. Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative and emetic. The American holly is the Ilex opaca, and is found along the coast of the United States, from Maine southward. --Gray. 2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st Holm. Holly-leaved oak (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak. Holly rose (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia). Sea holly (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.

Meaning of Ilex opaca from wikipedia

- Ilex opaca, the American holly, is a species of holly, native to the eastern and south-central United States, from coastal M****achusetts south to central...
- America) Ilex opaca – American holly (Eastern United States) Ilex paraguariensis – yerba mate (mate, erva-mate) Ilex pedunculosa – longstalked holly Ilex perado...
- needle-leaf conifers, but also contain the evergreen broad-leaf American holly (Ilex opaca), and the deciduous needle-leaf conifer, the tamarack, or eastern larch...
- mexicana (Turcz.) Loes. (Mexico) Ilex × attenuata is a naturally occurring hybrid of Ilex c****ine and Ilex opaca. Ilex c****ine is indigenous to the southeastern...
- IIlex decidua cultivars can also be pollinated by any Ilex opaca pollinators Stritch, L. (2018). "Ilex decidua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018:...
- oliveriana Loes. Ilex omeiensis Hu & Tang Ilex opaca Aiton Ilex organensis Loes. Ilex ovalifolia G.Mey. Ilex ovalis (Ruiz & Pav.) Loes. Ilex × owariensis...
- Ilex × attenuata, the topal holly, is the result of a cross between Ilex c****ine (dahoon) and Ilex opaca (American holly). It is a naturally occurring...
- found in more southerly latitudes are grown there, including Camellias, Ilex opaca, Magnolia grandiflora and Albizia julibrissin. However, Cape Cod falls...
- introduced Ilex (hollies) Ilex aquifolium (English Holly) - introduced Ilex mucronata (Mountain Holly; syn. Nemopanthus mucronatus) Ilex opaca (American...
- oak (See also: Charter Oak) Quercus alba 1947 Delaware American holly Ilex opaca 1939 District of Columbia Scarlet oak Quercus coccinea 1960 Florida Sabal...