i·lex

1 [ahy-leks]
noun

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin

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i·lex

2 [ahy-leks]
noun
1.
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex.
2.
a holly.

Origin:
1555–65; < Neo-Latin, Latin īlex ilex1

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Ilex is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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ilex (ˈaɪlɛks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  any of various trees or shrubs of the widely distributed genus Ilex, such as the holly and inkberry: family Aquifoliaceae
2.  another name for the holm oak
 
[C16: from Latin]

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