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Abstract
A plant genus of the family AQUIFOLIACEAE. The common name of 'holly' usually refers to this genus but may sometimes refer to similar looking plants of the MAHONIA or QUERCUS genus.
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Synonyms
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- Ilices
- Alder, Black
- Holly
- Ilex verticillata
- Winterberry
- Alders, Black
- Black Alder
- Black Alders
- Hollies
- Ilex verticillatas
- Winterberries
- verticillatas, Ilex
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
entry term HOLLY: restrict to ILEX; SEA HOLLY see ERYNGIUM is also available; entry term ALDER, BLACK: ALDER see ALNUS is also available
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2002
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ilex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D030017. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D030017
- Ilex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holly
- Ilex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117085