Definition of African holly

1. Noun. Woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries.

Exact synonyms: Solanum Giganteum
Generic synonyms: Nightshade

Lexicographical Neighbors of African Holly

African clawed frogs
African coral snake
African country
African crake
African crakes
African crocodile
African daisy
African elephant
African elephants
African endomyocardial fibrosis
African furuncular myiasis
African gray
African green monkey
African haemorrhagic fever
African hemp
African holly
African hunting dog
African lily
African mahogany
African marigold
African millet
African mole cricket
African mole crickets
African monitor
African nation
African oil palm
African penguin
African penguins
African sandalwood

Literary usage of African holly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1810)
"african holly. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. Introd. 17<)4. FL May and June. GH v¡ . Perada. 4. ..."

2. The Green-house Companion: Comprising a General Course of Green-house and by John Claudius Loudon (1825)
"EX crocea, african holly, a shrub from the Cape of Good Hope in 1794, flowering in May and June. I. Perado, thick-leaved Holly, a shrub from Madeira in 1760 ..."

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