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Aquifoliaceae
noun
widely distributed shrubs and trees
Syn: ↑family Aquifoliaceae, ↑holly family
Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
Member Holonyms: ↑Sapindales, ↑order Sapindales
Member Meronyms: ↑Ilex, ↑genus Ilex

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Aquifoliaceae /ak-wi-fō-li-āˈsi-ē/
plural noun
The holly family
ORIGIN: L aquifolium holly, from acus, -ūs needle, and folium leaf
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aquifoliāˈceous /-shəs/ adjective

Useful english dictionary. 2012.