Holly: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) 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) Holly is also identified with Ilex opaca It has the synonym Ilex opaca Ait..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Kewensis (1789)
· Fl. Australia (1984)
· Phytochemistry (Oxford) (1852)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Acta Botanica Malacitana (1991)
· Veterinary and Human Toxicology, (1984)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Holly, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Holly barberry, Holly bush, Holly green, Holly mahonia, Holly oak, Holly-leaf mangrove, Holly-leaved mangrove, Hollyhock, Hollyleaf redberry, Hollyleaved barberry.
Ends with (+3): American holly, Box-holly, Christmas holly, Common holly, Crocodile holly, Dahoon holly, Desert holly, English holly, European holly, Florida holly, Ground holly, Hilo holly, Knee holly, Mexican holly, Needle-leaved holly, Oregon holly, Prick holly, Rainforest holly, Rhodesian holly, Sea holly.
Full-text (+32): Dahoon holly, Holly-leaved mangrove, Rhodesian holly, Box-holly, Knee holly, Holly-leaf mangrove, White holly, Rainforest holly, Florida holly, Common holly, Holly green, Sea holly, Holly oak, Hilo holly, American holly, Prick holly, Holly barberry, West indian holly, European holly, Christmas holly.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Holly; (plurals include: Hollies). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Kaphaja (heart disease) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.3. Temples of Kerala < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
17. Syanandurapuravarnana-Prabandha by Rama Varma Swathi Thirunal < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 109 - Greatness of Aṣṭaṣaṣṭi Tīrthas < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 233 - Benefits of Bath in Gaṅgā < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Saying 7 - The Lion And The Human Being
Saying 26 - The Speck And The Beam
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Upasampadā (final ordination) < [Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System]
The Pictorial Element in the Fiction of Thomas Hardy < [January – March, 1986]
Society in West < [July-September, 1928]