†(a) the holm oak, Quercus ilex, a southern European evergreen oak; also called holly oak; (obsolete); (b) any of several Caribbean trees prized…

a variety of smooth-leaved holly, probably the upper foliage of Ilex aquifolium.

a holly (Ilex glabra or I. coriacea); also attributive.

the gall-berry bush.

Any of several varieties of holly with variegated leaves. Also milkmaid holly.

Chiefly North American. Any of various American hollies (genus Ilex); esp. the deciduous species I. verticillata of eastern North America. Also…

The Oregon grape, Mahonia aquifolium. rare.

A deciduous shrub of eastern North America, Nemopanthus mucronatus (family Aquifoliaceae), with usually untoothed leaves.

An evergreen shrub or small tree native to California, Heteromeles arbutifolia (family Rosaceae), found in dry scrub, heath, and woodland habitats…

any of several varieties of holly having large leaves with few or no spines.

The large-leaved holly, Ilex montana, a deciduous holly of the eastern United States.

A name given, from their colour or juice, to various berries, and to the shrubs that produce them. the poke weed (Phytolacca decandra), a native of…