Ilex

See also: ilex

Translingual

Ilex paraguariensis

Etymology

Latin ilex (“holm oak or holly oak”)

Proper noun

Ilex f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Aquifoliaceae – hollies.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Aquifoliales – order; Aquifoliaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ilex subg. Byronia, Ilex subg. Ilex, Ilex subg. Prinos - subgenera
  • Ilex aquifolium - type species; for the many other species see Ilex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

See also

• Quercus ilex - the holm oak

References

• Ilex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ilex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ilex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ilex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ilex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ilex at USDA Plants database
• Ilex at The Plant List
• Ilex at World Register of Marine Species