Found 2 hits - Term: holly-leaved oak, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
holly \hol"ly\ ho^l"ly^, n. oe holi, holin, as. holen,
holegn; akin to d. g. hulst, ohg. huls hulis, w. celyn,
armor. kelen, gael. cuilionn, ir. cuileann. cf. 1st holm,
hulver.
1. bot. a tree or shrub of the genus ilex. the european
species ilex aquifolium is best known, having glossy
green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing
berries that turn red or yellow about michaelmas.
1913 webster
note: the holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at
christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of
good will and rejoicing. it is an evergreen tree, and
has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. its bark is used
as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative
and emetic. the american holly is the ilex opaca, and
is found along the coast of the united states, from
maine southward. --gray.
1913 webster
2. bot. the holm oak. see 1st holm.
1913 webster
holly-leaved oak bot., the black scrub oak. see scrub
oak.
holly rose bot., a west indian shrub, with showy, yellow
flowers turnera ulmifolia.
sea holly bot., a species of eryngium. see eryngium.
1913 webster
see also:
holm hulver ilex ilex aquifolium ilex opaca holly-leaved oak
scrub oak holly rose turnera ulmifolia sea holly eryngium
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
holly-leaved oak
n : evergreen oak of southern europe having leaves somewhat
resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood syn: holm
oak, holm tree, evergreen oak, quercus ilex
see also:
holm oak holm tree evergreen oak quercus ilex
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