INK-BERRY
\ˈɪŋkbˈɛɹi], \ˈɪŋkbˈɛɹi], \ˈɪ_ŋ_k_b_ˈɛ_ɹ_i]\
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The popular name of an elegant shrub (Ilex glabra) found on the Atlantic coast of North America. It grows from 2 to 4 feet high, has slender and flexible stems, brilliant, evergreen leaves, leathery and shining on the surface and of a lanceolate form, and produces small black berries.
By Daniel Lyons
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