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holm oak

A Mediterranean evergreen oak tree (Quercus ilex) having entire or toothed leaves with a dark green upper surface and fine whitish hairs on the lower surface. Also called holly oak, ilex.

[Middle English holm, alteration of holin, holly; see holly.]

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holm oak

(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 or ilex

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holm′ oak`

an evergreen oak, Quercus ilex, of E Europe, having foliage resembling that of the holly.

[1590–1600]

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Noun	1.	holm oak - hard wood of the holm oak tree oak - the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
	2.	holm 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"

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Steineiche

encina

holm oak

[ˈhəʊmˈəʊk] N → encina f

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holm oak

n → Steineiche f

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holm oak

[ˈhəʊmˈəʊk] n → leccio

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Anton Pascual, president of the Church-run Radio Veritas, said the second-class relics were from the clothing of Jacinta and Francisco, with a piece of the Holm Oak tree where Our Lady of Fatima appeared to the children.

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With the help of the British Society of Soil Science, Gwynedd Council, and school pupils, either a rowan, cherry or a holm oak were planted in gardens and fields.

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It has an impressive eight bedrooms and there is a lovely formal rose garden and a holm oak.