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holly family

noun
widely distributed shrubs and trees [syn: Aquifoliaceae] 
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You Don't Wear A Helmet
24 hours a day to protect your head Find out about life insurance.
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Best Home in Bitterroot
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holly family

the holly family, in the order Aquifoliales, found worldwide, comprising two genera and about 400 species of shrubs and trees, best known for the genus Ilex (see holly). Four species of Byronia are in the Polynesian and Australian area, and only one species of mountain holly (Nemopanthus mucronatus) is native to northeastern North America.

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