Definitions of holly [ˈhɒl i]

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Definition of 'holly'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) holly
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, as I. opaca or I. aquifolium, with glossy leaves and red berries.

2. holly
the foliage and berries, used esp. for Christmas decoration.

Etymology: (bef. 1150; ME holi(e),holyn, OE hole(g)n, akin to OS, OHG

Definition of 'holly'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) holly
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges

2. (noun) Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley
United States rock star (1936-1959)

Definition of 'holly'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) holly
a tree with thick green, spiky leaves and red berries
a sprig of holly

Definition of 'holly'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) holly
wholly

2. (noun) holly
a tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas

3. (noun) holly
the holm oak. See 1st Holm

Translation of 'holly'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a type of evergreen tree or bush with prickly leaves and red berries.
Afrikaans: huls, steekpalm	Arabic: شجرة البَهْشِيَّه دائِمَة	Bulgarian: бодлива зеленика
Brazilian: azevinho	Czech: cesmína	German: die Stechpalme
Danish: kristtorn; kristtjørn	Greek: λιόπρινο	Spanish: acebo
Estonian: astelpõõsas	Farsi: درخت راج	Finnish: piikkipaatsama
French: houx	Hebrew: אֶדֶר מָצוּי	Hindi: एक प्रकार का सदाबहार वृक्
Croatian: božikovina	Hungarian: magyal	Indonesian: pohon holi
Icelandic: jólaviður, kristþyrnir	Italian: agrifoglio	Japanese: 西洋ひいらぎ
Korean: 감탕나뭇과의 나무의 총칭	Lithuanian: bugienis	Latvian: akmeņozols
Malay: pokok holi	Dutch: hulstboom	Norwegian: kristtorn
Polish: ostrokrzew	Persian: درخت راج	Pashto: د راج ونه
Portuguese: azevinho	Romanian: ilice	Russian: остролист
Slovak: cezmína	Slovenian: božje drevce	Serbian: zelenika
Swedish: järnek	Thai: ต้นฮอลลี เป็นพืชที่มีผลสี	Turkish: dikenli defne
Taiwanese: 冬青	Ukrainian: падуб, гостролист	Urdu: ایک سدابہار جھاڑی جس کے پ
Vietnamese: cây nhựa ruồi	Chinese: 冬青
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