Definition of Chinese holly

1. Noun. Dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Exact synonyms: Ilex Cornuta
Group relationships: Genus Ilex, Ilex
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Holly

Chinese fire drill
Chinese fire drills
Chinese folk religion
Chinese forget-me-not
Chinese fried rice
Chinese ginger
Chinese goose
Chinese gooseberries
Chinese gooseberry
Chinese grapefruit
Chinese grapefruits
Chinese hamster
Chinese hamsters
Chinese hawthorn
Chinese hibiscus
Chinese holly
Chinese jujube
Chinese juniper
Chinese junipers
Chinese kale
Chinese lacquer tree
Chinese lantern
Chinese lantern plant
Chinese lanterns
Chinese magnolia
Chinese mantis
Chinese medicine
Chinese men
Chinese menu
Chinese menus

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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