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A Holly é uma fada princesa novinha que anda aprender a voar e os seus feitiços nem sempre vão de acordo com o plano. O seu melhore amigo chama-se Ben Elfo.
Holly é uma planta que o dr. Bach usou para tratar sentimentos que nos perturbam internamente, como ciúme, inveja, vingança e desconfiança. Saiba mais sobre as características, benefícios e aplicações do floral de Bach para o seu bem-estar.
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holly, (genus Ilex), genus of some 600 species of shrubs and trees in the family Aquifoliaceae, distributed nearly worldwide. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals for their distinctive foliage and red or black fruits, which persist into winter and are popular Christmas decorations. Mate, a tealike beverage common in parts of South America,...
Hollies have alternate simple leaves, and the leaves of many species have wavy margins tipped with spines. The plants can be evergreen or deciduous. The single or clustered, usually greenish small flowers are unisexual and have four petals, and the male and female flowers are usually borne on separate plants. The fruits are drupes and are an important winter food for many bird species; most are not safe for human consumption.
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English holly (I. aquifolium), a tree growing to 15 metres (nearly 50 feet) tall, bears shining spiny dark evergreen leaves and usually red fruits. The somewhat taller American holly (I. opaca) has oblong prickly leaves and usually red fruits. There are spineless and yellow-fruited forms of both species.
Chinese holly (I. cornuta), from East Asia, a shrub reaching 3 metres (10 feet), produces scarlet berries among shining evergreen leaves. Japanese holly (I. crenata), an East Asian shrub growing to 6 metres (20 feet), has small evergreen leaves and black berries.
Yaupon (I. vomitoria), a shrubby tree reaching 8 metres (26 feet), bears oval leaves and red berries. It is native to eastern North America, as is the deciduous winterberry (I. verticillata). Possum haw (I. decidua), also deciduous, bears red fruits on a shrub growing to 10 metres (33 feet).
A number of holly species are listed as endangered species by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and at least one, I. gardneriana, is extinct because of habitat loss.
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Holly is a genus of about 600 species of shrubs and trees with spiny leaves and red or black fruits. Learn about the distribution, physical features, and cultivation of holly plants, as well as their uses and threats.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Holly – more specifically the European holly, Ilex aquifolium – is commonly referenced at Christmas time, and is often referred to by the name Christ's thorn. In many Western Christian cultures, holly is a traditional Christmas decoration, used especially in wreaths and illustrations, for instance on Christmas cards.
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Holly bushes bear lovely evergreen leaves year-round and also bear attractive red berries. If you’d like to grow your own boughs to Deck the Halls, this is the plant. And they’re easy to grow! Learn how to plant, grow, and care for hollies.
holly tradução: azevinho, azevinho [masculine]. Veja mais em Dicionário Cambridge inglês-português
Holly é um nome feminino de origem inglesa que significa "azevinho", uma planta sagrada usada para enfeites de Natal. Saiba mais sobre a origem, a simbologia e as variantes do nome Holly, além de outras informações sobre o gênero, a escritura e as localidades com o nome.
