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holm  (hm, hlm)
n. Chiefly British
An island in a river.
[Middle English, from Old Norse hlmr; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
holm1
n Dialect chiefly northwestern English
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an island in a river, lake, or estuary
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) low flat land near a river
[Old English holm sea, island; related to Old Saxon holm hill, Old Norse holmr island, Latin culmen tip]
holm2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for holm oak
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Chiefly Brit a dialect word for holly
[variant of obsolete holin, from Old English holegn holly]


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