ilex

noun

1. holm oak.

noun

1. any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex.
2. a holly.

noun

1. any of various trees or shrubs of the widely distributed genus Ilex, such as the holly and inkberry: family Aquifoliaceae
2. another name for the holm oak

n.

late 14c., from Latin ilex “holm-oak,” perhaps from an extinct non-Indo-European language.