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n. Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, usually having bright red berries and glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins.

n. Branches of these plants, traditionally used for Christmas decoration.

n. Any of various similar or related plants.

n. Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

n. The wood from this tree.

n. Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

ad. Wholly.

n. 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.

n. The holm oak. See 1st Holm.

n. A plant of the genus Ilex, natural order Ilicineæ.

n. The holm-oak, Quercus Ilex, an evergreen oak. Often called holly-oak.

An obsolete spelling of wholly.

n. In Tasmania, a shrub of the madder family, Coprosma hirtella. See coffee-berry, 2.

n. any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges

n. United States rock star (1936-1959)

"Now that the holly is finally decked out, many of you will doubtless be hustling to your favourite bookstores to pick up the latest books of the year."

songwriter    ballad maker    rock star    songster   

native holly    sea-holly    smooth holly    cape holly    new zealand holly    ground-holly    knee-holly   

holm   

sea holly    Hollywood   

wholly    hollin    hollen    Christmas    yapon    toyon   

Ali    Bali    Bengali    Cali    Dali    Diwali    Dolly    Holley    Hollie    Internationale   

snow-laden    tamarisk    leafless    palmetto    hazel    juniper    rowan    unpruned    privet    brier