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    AFRICAN HOLLY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berriesplay

    Synonyms:

    African holly; Solanum giganteum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("African holly" is a kind of...):

    nightshade (any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit)

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