mountain hollyn.
/ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈhɒli/, U.S. /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌ(h)ɑli/ U.S.
1. The Oregon grape, Mahonia aquifolium. rare.
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inkberry weed-
1805 P. Gass Jrnl. 1 Sept. (1807) 130 There is also a small bush..about 6 inches high, which bears a small bunch of small purple berries. Some call it mountain holly; the fruit is of an acid taste.
1963 J. J. Craighead et al. Field Guide Rocky Mountain Wildflowers 64 Holly-grape Mahonia repens... Other names: Oregon Grape, Creeping Barberry, Mountain Holly.
2.
a. A deciduous shrub of eastern North America, Nemopanthus mucronatus (family Aquifoliaceae), with usually untoothed leaves.
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French oak1597
free holly1610
gallberry1709
gall-bush1728
milkmaid1731
winterberry1752
mountain holly1805
mountain holly1818
toyon1847
Minorca holly1853
mountain holly1901
inkberry weed-
1818 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 2) ii. 282 Ilex..canadensis..mountain holly.
1843 J. Torrey Flora State N.Y. II. 5 Nemopanthes Canadensis, Mountain Holly,..[is found] on the Catskill mountains.
1958 G. A. Petrides Field Guide Trees & Shrubs 356 An alternative name [of Ilex montana], Mountain Holly, should not be confused with the non-toothed Mountain-holly, Nemopanthus.
1996 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 123 370 Among the plants seen were several northern species, including mountain holly (Nemopanthus mucronata), wild calla [etc.].
b. The large-leaved holly, Ilex montana, a deciduous holly of the eastern United States.
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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > berry-bush or -tree > [noun] > holly bush > types of
French oak1597
free holly1610
gallberry1709
gall-bush1728
milkmaid1731
winterberry1752
mountain holly1805
mountain holly1818
toyon1847
Minorca holly1853
mountain holly1901
inkberry weed-
1901 C. T. Mohr Plant Life Alabama 71 Mountain holly (Ilex monticola)..extends northerly on the lower of the western Alleghenian ranges to southeastern Kentucky.
1943 R. Peattie Great Smokies & Blue Ridge 161 Such are fire cherry, yellow birch, and serviceberry, mountain holly..and mountain maple.
1994 M. Griffiths Index Garden Plants 604/2 I. montana Torr. & A. Gray. Mountain Holly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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