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AQUIFOLIACEAE
(
La
)
Holly Family (
Le
)
acer, acris, = sharp, pointed, piercing;
folium, = a leaf.
(having pointy or prickly leaves; the Latin word acrifolium (turned into aquifolium in modern time)
(
ld
,
I10
)
ILEX
Holly (
Le
)
ilex, = a kind of oak, the holm oak or great scarlet oak.
(Latin name for “Holm Oak”, the leaves of which are somewhat similar).
(
ld
,
Le
)