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Definition of Holly-leaf cherry
1. Noun. California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers.
Generic synonyms: Wild Plum, Wild Plum Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holly-leaf Cherry
Literary usage of Holly-leaf cherry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1854)
"There are fourteen native species, all of surpassing beauty. They abound in the
vicinity of Monterey. holly-leaf cherry ..."
2. The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine by Joseph Harrison (1854)
"CERASUS ILICIFOLIUS, OR EVERGREEN holly-leaf cherry OP CALIFORNIA. ... Some fine
specimens of the holly-leaf cherry are to be seen on the road between ..."
3. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"The California holly-leaf cherry and the Cata- lina cherry are species that may
be available for the development of other desirable qualities—for it is not ..."
4. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1914)
"The California holly-leaf cherry and the Cata- lina cherry are species that may
be available for the development of other desirable qualities—for it is not ..."
5. How Plants are Trained to Work for Man by Luther Burbank (1921)
"Hudson's Bay, in regions where it is not uncommon for the mercury to fall sixty
degrees below zero. The California holly-leaf cherry ..."
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