Ilicin vs. Holly

Ilicinnoun

(organic compound) A bitter alkaloid found in holly.

Ilicinnoun

The bitter principle of the holly.

Hollynoun

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

Hollynoun

The wood from this tree.

Hollynoun

(with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

Hollyadverb

Wholly.

Hollynoun

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.

Hollynoun

The holm oak. See 1st Holm.

Hollynoun

any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges

Hollynoun

United States rock star (1936-1959)

Holly

Ilex , or holly, is a genus of about 480 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones worldwide.