Aquifolia'ceæ

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 360

Aquifolia'ceæ, the holly order, are corollifloral exogens allied to Rhamnaceæ, Celastraceæ, and Ebenaceæ. They are all shrubs or trees, and are chiefly natives of tropical and subtropical America. The most interesting species belong to the genus Ilex. See HOLLY, PARAGUAY TEA.

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