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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Holly

/(hōl"ly̆)/ · Hol·ly · IPA /ˈhɑli/
01 adv. Wholly.
  1. 1.
    Wholly.[Obs.]
02 n. A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aquifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved ed…
  1. 1.
    A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aquifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    The holm oak. See 1st Holm.(Bot.) See: Holm
Phrases & compounds
Holly-leaved oak — the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak.
Holly rose — a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia).
Sea holly — a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.