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ilex

/ahy-leks/US // ˈaɪ lɛks //UK // (ˈaɪlɛks) //

苣荬菜

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : holm oak.

Examples

  • Does not the Sacred Tree of the village of Kerdami—a noble ilex of most unusual size—still command more than reverence?

  • I thought of the white flowers that grew in the dark corners of the old garden at the Wern, by the great ilex tree.

  • Eik is the ilex or scarlet oak; thyrnir, a thorn; metaphorically for a stag's antlers.

  • Moving through the vivid lights and shadows of the ilex and cypress grove, her appearance had a charm of unwonted simplicity.

  • In the middle distance, a few ilex and cypress trees were effectively and naturally distributed.