mountain holly

noun

1

: a shrub (Nemopanthus mucronata) of the family Aquifoliaceae of eastern North America with smooth obovate leaves and scarlet drupes

called also Canadian holly

2

: an upland holly (Ilex montana) of the eastern U.S.

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