Chinese holly

Chinese holly
noun
dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Syn: ↑Ilex cornuta
Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush
Member Holonyms: ↑Ilex, ↑genus Ilex

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized C
: a dense rounded evergreen shrub (Ilex cornuta) native to China, widely used as an ornamental, and distinguished by its quadrangular oblong leaves each usually with three strong spines at its dilated apex

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