holly

Speech parts

1. holly - Noun

3. Holly - Proper noun

Meaning

Wholly.

A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.

The holm oak. See 1st Holm.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley ivy azalea blackthorn OAK alder mistletoe ilex olive chartreuse bearberry aperture Haley shrub

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Hypernyms

plant angiospermous tree flowering tree

Hyponyms

bearberry mate paraguay tea American holly inkberry Christmas holly

Phrases with the word

holly berry holly wreath florida holly japanese holly meadow holly possumhaw holly

Examples

Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly? Emily Brontë

Buddy Holly was the geekiest looking guy in the world, but he had some really rockin tunes. Chris Cheney

Artemis Fowl will never be secondary." "I thought you were Artemis Fowl the Second?" said Holly. Eoin Colfer

Just what we need," moaned Holly. "Artemis Fowl with magical powers. Eoin Colfer

Of course I saved you," she said. "I couldn't do without you." And because she was happy and flushed with magic Holly leaned down and kissed Artemis, magic sparking around the contact like tiny fireworks. Eoin Colfer

Have a mouth of ivy and a heart of holly. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

hollup holluschick holluschickie holly barberry holly bay holly berry