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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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Important understory trees include American holly (Ilex opaca Ait.) and flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.).
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The guidelines require the plans to include an observation deck at the south east corner of the site and that plantings be done with native and selected naturalized species including black willow, cottonwood, pitch pine, American holly and sweet pepperbush.
American Holly said telling Michael what really happened was traumatic.
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Favorite foliage choices are American holly, English ivy, pine, mistletoe, cedar, juniper, and boxwood.
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In addition to those mentioned above, these include such well-known trees as quaking aspen, boxelder, northern catalpa, American holly, chestnut oak, and saguaro.
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