holly : Idioms & Phrases

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african holly

  • noun woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries
    Solanum giganteum.
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american holly

  • noun an evergreen tree
    American holly.
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arthur holly compton

  • noun United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
    Arthur Compton; Compton.
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Box holly

  • the butcher's broom (Russus aculeatus).
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braun's holly fern

  • noun North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales
    prickly shield fern; Polystichum braunii.
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buddy holly

  • noun United States rock star (1936-1959)
    Holly; Charles Hardin Holley.
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chinese holly

  • noun dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental
    Ilex cornuta.
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christmas holly

  • noun an evergreen tree
    American holly.
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common winterberry holly

  • noun a holly shrub
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deciduous holly

  • noun a holly tree
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desert holly

  • noun handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration
    Atriplex hymenelytra.
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geogia holly

  • noun a holly shrub
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holly family

  • noun widely distributed shrubs and trees
    Aquifoliaceae; family Aquifoliaceae.
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holly fern

  • noun any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
  • noun tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
    Polystichum aculeatum; Cyrtomium aculeatum.
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Holly rose

  • (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia).
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holly-leaf cherry

  • noun California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
    islay; Prunus ilicifolia; evergreen cherry; holly-leaf cherry.
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holly-leaved cherry

  • noun California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
    islay; Prunus ilicifolia; evergreen cherry; holly-leaf cherry.
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Holly-leaved oak

  • noun evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
    holm oak; holm tree; evergreen oak; Quercus ilex.
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  • (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak.
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holly-leaves barberry

  • noun ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
    mountain grape; holly-leaves barberry; Mahonia aquifolium; Oregon grape; hollygrape.
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juneberry holly

  • noun a holly shrub
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Knee holly, Knee holm

  • (Bot.), butcher's broom.
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largeleaf holly

  • noun a holly tree
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low gallberry holly

  • noun an evergreen shrub
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Mountain holly

  • (Bot.), a branching shrub (Nemopanthes Canadensis), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries. It is found in the Northern United States.
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native holly

  • noun low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods
    Playlobium obtusangulum; common flat pea.
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northern holly fern

  • noun evergreen European fern widely cultivated
    Polystichum lonchitis.
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oregon holly grape

  • noun ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
    mountain grape; holly-leaves barberry; Mahonia aquifolium; Oregon grape; hollygrape.
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Sea holly

  • noun European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
    Eryngium maritimum; sea eryngium; sea holm.
  • noun widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
    bear's breech; Acanthus mollis; bear's breeches.
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  • (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.
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smooth winterberry holly

  • noun a holly shrub
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tall gallberry holly

  • noun an evergreen shrub
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western holly fern

  • noun North American fern
    Polystichum scopulinum.
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yaupon holly

  • noun an evergreen shrub
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