Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin *ilicīna, *elicīna. Compare Spanish encina (“evergreen oak”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alzina f (plural alzines)
- holm oak (Quercus ilex)
Further reading
- “alzina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.