The holly tree (common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly, Ilex aquifolium ), is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. It's the species familiar in Christmas decoration, and is regarded as the type species of the genus Ilex, which by association is also called “holly“. Holly was originally used in pre-Christian times to help celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival and ward off evil spirits and to celebrate new
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