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ILEX
Holly (
Le
)
Family:
AQUIFOLIACEAE
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
)
Ilex mitis (Was I. mitis var. mitis)
(
La
)
African holly, Isidumo, Umduma, Cape Holly, Without (
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
mitis, = mild, mellow, mature, ripe.
(mild, mellow, innoxious, soft)
(
ld
,
BL
)