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CHINESE HOLLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chinese holly mean?
• CHINESE HOLLY (noun)
The noun CHINESE HOLLY has 1 sense:
1. dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Familiarity information: CHINESE HOLLY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Chinese holly; Ilex cornuta
Hypernyms ("Chinese holly" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Chinese holly" is a member of...):
genus Ilex; Ilex (a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies))
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