English holly: 1 definition

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) English holly in English is the name of a plant defined with Ilex aquifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) English holly is also identified with Ilex excelsa It has the synonym Ilex elliptica Kunth (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)
· The Flora of British India (1875)
· Phytochemistry (Oxford) (1852)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Indica (1824)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (4328)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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