欧洲冬青（学名Ilex aquifolium）是一种原产于西欧及南欧、西北非洲及西南亚洲的冬青。

欧洲冬青是常绿树，高达10-25米，树干直径40-80厘米阔，树皮呈灰色及光滑。叶子长5-12厘米及阔2-6厘米，形状各有不同。幼树及低枝上的叶子每边有3-5条尖刺，交替指向上下；在较高的树枝上的叶子有很少或没有尖刺。

花朵是雌雄异株的，呈白色及有4瓣，由蜜蜂传播花粉。果实呈红色，直径阔6-10毫米，有4个果核，一般在秋末成熟。果实因含有冬青素而味道非常苦，鸟类故此很少会吃它们，直至到了冬天结霜后，它们较为软身才变得可口。

Ilex aquifolium (holly, common holly, English holly, European holly, or occasionally Christmas holly), is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia. I. aquifolium is the species familiar in Christmas decoration, and is regarded as the type species of the genus Ilex, which by association is also called "holly". It is a evergreen tree or shrub found, for example, in shady areas of forests of oak and in beech hedges. It has a great capacity to adapt to different conditions and is a pioneer species that repopulates the margins of forests or clearcuts.