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Meaning of holly

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

holly

Pronunciation:/ˈhɒli//ˈhɑli/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

  2. The wood from this tree.

  3. (with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries