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Holly
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Hol·ly  (hl), Buddy Originally Charles Hardin Holley. 1938-1959.
American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who greatly influenced the development of rock 'n' roll with songs such as "That'll Be the Day" (1957).

hol·ly  (hl)
n. pl. hol·lies
1.
a. Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, usually having bright red berries and glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins.
b. Branches of these plants, traditionally used for Christmas decoration.
2. Any of various similar or related plants.

[Middle English holin, holi, from Old English holen.]

holly
Noun
an evergreen tree with prickly leaves and bright red berries, used for Christmas decorations [Old English holegn]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Hollyholly - any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
genus Ilex, Ilex - a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)
Ilex decidua, possum haw, winterberry, bearberry - deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States
evergreen winterberry, gall-berry, gallberry, Ilex glabra, inkberry - evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries
Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea, mate - South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
American holly, Christmas holly - an evergreen tree
low gallberry holly - an evergreen shrub
tall gallberry holly - an evergreen shrub
yaupon holly - an evergreen shrub
deciduous holly - a holly tree
juneberry holly - a holly shrub
largeleaf holly - a holly tree
Geogia holly - a holly shrub
common winterberry holly - a holly shrub
smooth winterberry holly - a holly shrub
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
2.Holly - United States rock star (1936-1959)
Translations
holly [ˈhɔlɪ] nacebo

holly [ˈhɔlɪ] nhoux m

holly [ˈhɔlɪ] nStechpalme f, Ilex m;
(leaves) → Stechpalmenzweige pl

holly [ˈhɔlɪ] nagrifoglio

holly
n holly [ˈholi]
a type of evergreen tree or bush with prickly leaves and red berries. huls, steekpalm شجرة البَهْشِيَّه دائِمَة الخُضْرَه бодлива зеленика cesmína kristtorn; kristtjørn die Stechpalme λιόπρινο acebo astelpõõsas درخت راج orjanlaakeri houx אֶדֶר מָצוּי एक प्रकार का सदाबहार वृक्ष božikovina magyal pohon holi jólaviður, kristþyrnir agrifoglio 西洋ひいらぎ 가시나무 bugienis akmeņozols pokok holi hulstboom kristtorn ostrokrzew azevinho ilice остролист cezmína božje drevce zelenika järnek ต้นฮอลลี เป็นพืชที่มีผลสีแดง dikenli defne 冬青屬植物 падуб, гостролист ایک سدابہار جھاڑی جس کے پتے سبز اور پھل سرخ ہوتا ہے cây nhựa ruồi


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