ilex
pronunciation
How to pronounce ilex in British English:
UK ['aɪleks]
How to pronounce ilex in American English:
US [ 'aɪlɛks]
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- Noun:
- a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
Word Origin
- ilex (n.)
- late 14c., from Latin ilex "holm-oak," perhaps from an extinct non-Indo-European language.
Example
- 1. A preliminary report on the genus ilex in jiangxi .
- 2. Leaves of ilex latifolia thumb , total flavonoids , determination methods , extraction process .
- 3. A new species of ilex from sichuan .
- 4. A new species of ilex linn .
- 5. Several new taxa of ilex from sichuan .