"ilex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ilexes [plural], ilices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin ilex (“holm oak”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ilex||holm oak}} Latin ilex (“holm oak”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ilices}} ilex (plural ilexes or ilices)
  1. Holm oak (Quercus ilex). Categories (lifeform): Oaks
    Sense id: en-ilex-en-noun-bYCXs9Eo Disambiguation of Oaks: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. Any of the numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex.
    Sense id: en-ilex-en-noun-0bwu86LE

Inflected forms

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