genus ilex

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   a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)

   SynonymsIlex

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofAquifoliaceae

Questions about genus ilex

What does genus ilex mean?

genus ilex means "a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)".

What is another word for genus ilex?

Close synonyms include Ilex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus ilex a common word?

genus ilex is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.