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Definition of Chinese holly
1. Noun. Dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Holly
Literary usage of Chinese holly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"A. Leaves with few spines at tips and base ; shrub with short spreading branches.
Chinese holly — Ilex ..."
2. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"Chinese holly. A broad-leaved evergreen shrub or small tree with spreading branches.
Native of Northern China. Leaves oblong, dark glossy green, ..."
3. Every Man His Own Gardener: The Complete Gardener : Being a Gardener's by John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe (1832)
"... egg-plant, love-apples, and Chinese holly-hocks, &c. —See the Lift of Plants.
All these, and others of that tribe, may now, towards the middle or latter ..."
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