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holm (h

m, h

lm)

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

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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