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Definition of American holly
1. Noun. An evergreen tree.
Definition of American holly
1. Noun. A species of holly, native to the eastern United States, ''Ilex opaca'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Holly
Literary usage of American holly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Agriculturist (1848)
"... provision to the travellers over these otherwise desert plains.—Ruxton's Mexico
and the Rocky Mountains. american holly HEDGES. THE american holly is ..."
2. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"A shrub or tree 15-30 or occasionally american holly 40 feet high, ... The American
Holly is generally found in sheltered situations in sandy or moist soil, ..."
3. Our Trees, how to Know Them by Clarence Moores Weed (1918)
"THE american holly GREAT numbers of people are familiar with the leaves and fruit
of the american holly who have never seen the growing tree. ..."
4. The Propagation of Plants: Giving the Principles which Govern the by Andrew Samuel Fuller (1887)
"The European and true american holly are increased by seed, which should be ...
CION OF american holly. open air, or sown In a bed and covered about an inch ..."
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