Definition
The scientific plant family that includes holly trees and shrubs, known for their spiky leaves and red berries.
Etymology
From Latin 'aquifolium' (holly, literally 'needle-leafed plant') from 'acus' (needle) + 'folium' (leaf), with the Latin family suffix '-aceae'. Named in the 1800s for the holly genus.
Kelly Says
The aquifoliaceae family contains over 600 species of hollies found on every continent except Antarctica—and some species can live for hundreds of years, with the oldest hollies being over 1,000 years old!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክዊፎሊያሲ
ʾakʷīfōlīyāsī
ARالعربية
أقيفولياسيا
ʾaqīfūlīāsīyā
BNবাংলা
এক্বিফোলিয়াসি
ekvipholyasi
CACatalà
Aquifoliàcies
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-see-ehs
CSČeština
Černíkovité
chehr-nee-koh-vee-teh
DADansk
Kristtornfamilien
kris-torn-fah-mee-lyen
DEDeutsch
Stechapfelgewächse
shteh-khah-pfel-gvakh-seh
ELΕλληνικά
Ακβιφολιάς
ak-vi-foh-lee-ahs
ESEspañol
Aquifoliáceas
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-seh-ahs
FAفارسی
آبیفولیان
ābī-fūlīān
FISuomi
Pihkasmarjakasvit
pee-kahs-mahr-yah-kahs-vee-t
FRFrançais
Aquifoliacées
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
GUGU
એક્વિફોલિયાસી
ekvipholyasi
HAHA
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
HEעברית
אקוויפוליאס
ʾaqwīfūlīʾās
HIहिन्दी
एक्विफोलियासी
ekvipholyasi
HUMagyar
Páfrányfélék
pah-franh-yeh-lehk
IDBahasa Indonesia
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
IGIG
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
ITItaliano
Aquifoliacee
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-cheh
KKKK
Аквифолиас
aqwifolyas
KMKM
អាកុយហ្វូលីយ៉ាស៊ី
ʾaʔ kuəy fūlī yāsī
MRMR
एक्विफोलियासी
ekvipholyasi
MSBahasa Melayu
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကွီဖိုလီယေးစီ
ʾɛʔ kwīʔ pʰoʊ lī yèʔ sī
NLNederlands
Hulstfamilie
hulst-fah-mee-leh
NONorsk
Kristtornfamilien
kris-torn-fah-mee-lyen
PAPA
ਐਕੁਈਫੋਲੀਆਸੀ
aikūīpholīāsī
PLPolski
Storczykowate
stohr-chy-koh-vah-teh
PTPortuguês
Aquifoliáceas
ah-kee-foh-lee-AH-seh-ahs
RORomână
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
RUРусский
Падубовые
pah-doob-oh-vyeh
SVSvenska
Järneksväxter
yehr-neks-vax-ter
SWKiswahili
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
TAதமிழ்
அக்விஃபோலியாசி
akvipholyasi
TEతెలుగు
అక్విఫోలియేసి
akvipholyasi
THไทย
วงศ์หม่อน
wong mohhn
TLTL
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
TRTürkçe
Padişahgiller
pah-deesh-ahk-geel-ehr
UKУкраїнська
Падубові
pah-doob-oh-vi
URاردو
ایکویفولیاسی
ekvipholyasi
VITiếng Việt
Họ Kim ngân
hoh kim ngahn
YOYO
Aquifoliaceae
ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh
ZUZU
I-Aquifoliaceae
ee-ah-kee-foh-lee-ah-seh