acebo

acebo.

(Del lat. vulg. *acifolium, o *acifŭlum, y este del lat. aquifolium).

1. m. Árbol silvestre de la familia de las Aquifoliáceas, de cuatro a seis metros de altura, poblado todo el año de hojas de color verde oscuro, lustrosas, crespas y con espinas en su margen, flores blancas y fruto en drupa rojiza. Su madera, que es blanca, flexible, muy dura y compacta, se emplea en ebanistería y tornería, y de su corteza se extrae liga para cazar pájaros.

2. m. Madera de este árbol.
Fuente: Diccionario de la Real Academia Española

Holly Hol"ly (ho^l"ly^), n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn,
Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st {Holm},
{Hulver}.]
1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Ilex}. The European
species ({Ilex Aquifolium}) is best known, having glossy
green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing
berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.
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Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of
good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and
has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used
as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative
and emetic. The American holly is the {Ilex opaca}, and
is found along the coast of the United States, from
Maine southward. --Gray.
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2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st Holm. [1913 Webster]

Holly-leaved oak (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See {Scrub oak}.

Holly rose (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers ({Turnera ulmifolia}).

Sea holly (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English