American holly

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American holly [ə‚mer·ə·kən ′häl·ē]

(forestry)

Ilex opaca.A type of holly, widely valued as a Christmas decoration, that grows naturally in the eastern and southeastern United States close to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, in the Mississippi Valley, and westward to Oklahoma and Missouri; it attains a maximum height of 40-50 ft (12-15 m) and has red berries on dark evergreen leaves.

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