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holm oak

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holm oak
n.
A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Quercus ilex) having entire or toothed leaves with a dark green upper surface and a yellowish or white lower surface. Also called holly oak.
[Middle English holm, alteration of holin, holly; see holly.]
holm oak
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus ilex, widely planted for ornament: the leaves are holly-like when young but become smooth-edged with age Also called holm holly oak ilex
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Noun1.holm oakholm oak - hard wood of the holm oak tree      
oak - the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
2.holm oakholm oak - evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
evergreen oak, holly-leaved oak, holm tree, Quercus ilex
oak tree, oak - a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
Translations
holm oak [ˈhəʊmˈəʊk] N → encina f
holm oak
n → Steineiche f
holm oak [ˈhəʊmˈəʊk] n → leccio
holm oak [ˈhəʊmˈəʊk] n → leccio


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