- American holly
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A species of holly, native to the eastern United States, Ilex opaca
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American holly — noun an evergreen tree • Syn: ↑Christmas holly • Hypernyms: ↑poisonous plant, ↑holly * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a tree (Ilex opaca) of moist woodlands in the eastern United States having duller and less spiny leaves than the… … Useful english dictionary
American holly — balzganasis bugienis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bugieninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Ilex opaca), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ilex opaca angl. American holly; white holly šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
American holly. — See under holly (def. 1). [1775 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
American holly. — See under holly (def. 1). [1775 85, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Holly — Hol ly (h[o^]l l[y^]), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Holly rose — Holly Hol ly (h[o^]l l[y^]), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Holly-leaved oak — Holly Hol ly (h[o^]l l[y^]), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holly — /hol ee/, n., pl. hollies. 1. any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, as I. opaca (American holly), the state tree of Delaware, or I. aquifolium (English holly), having glossy, spiny toothed leaves, small, whitish flowers, and red… … Universalium
Holly — taxobox name = Holly image width = 240px image caption = European Holly ( Ilex aquifolium ) leaves and fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Asteridae unranked ordo = Euasterids II ordo = Aquifoliales … Wikipedia
Holly — /hol ee/, n. a female or male given name. * * * Any of approximately 400 species of red or black berried ornamental shrubs and trees that make up the genus Ilex (family Aquifoliaceae), including the popular Christmas hollies. English holly (I.… … Universalium
