an evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
plant noun (plants and fungi)
azinheiras
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Quercus ilex [species] | chêne vert [French] | encina [Spanish] | evergreen oak | holly-leaved oak | holly oak | holm | holm oak | holm tree | ilex | yeuse [French] | Q. ilex [abbreviation, species]
a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It takes its name from holm, an ancient name for holly. It's known by the names azinheira in Portuguese, encina in Spanish, carrasca in Aragonese, alzina in Catalan, leccio in Italian, chêne... (41 of 788 words, 5 images)
an evergreen Mediterranean oak treewidely planted for ornament: the leaves are holly-like when young but become smooth-edged with age (19 of 279 words, 1 usage example)
A Mediterranean evergreen tree "(Quercus ilex") having entire or toothed leaves with a dark green upper surface and a yellowish or white lower ... (23 of 42 words)
an evergreen southern European oak, which has dark green glossy leaves (11 of 37 words, pronunciation)
a southern European evergreen oak (5 of 21 words)
a southern European evergreen oak of the beech family, with hollylike leaves | its wood (14 of 21 words, 2 definitions)
an evergreen oak of southern Europe, having foliage resembling that of the holly. (13 of 17 words)
An evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region (10 of 11 words)
any of about 450 species of ornamental and timber trees and shrubs constituting the genus Quercus in the beech family, distributed throughout the ... (23 of 547 words, 12 images)
any tree or shrub of the genus "Quercus" of the family Fagaceae (beech family). This complex genus includes as many as 600, found chiefly in north ... (26 of 428 words)
[countable] a large tree that can live for a very long time and produces small hard fruits called acorns ; [uncountable] wood from an oak tree (26 of 54 words, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
a large tree that is common especially in northern countries, or the hard wood of this tree (17 of 37 words, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
a broad-leaved evergreen tree grown widely for ornament. Native to: southern Europe. (12 of 28 words)
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