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[syn: Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Holly \Hol"ly\ (h[=o]l"l[y^]), adv.
Wholly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Holly \Hol"ly\ (h[o^]l"l[y^]), n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen,
holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn,
Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm,
Hulver.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
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Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at
Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of
good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and
has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used
as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative
and emetic. The American holly is the Ilex opaca, and
is found along the coast of the United States, from
Maine southward. --Gray.
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2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st Holm.
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Holly-leaved oak (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub
oak.
Holly rose (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow
flowers (Turnera ulmifolia).
Sea holly (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Holm \Holm\ (h[=o]m; 277), n. [OE., prob. from AS. holen holly;
as the holly is also called holm. See Holly.] (Bot.)
A common evergreen oak, of Europe (Quercus Ilex); -- called
also ilex, and holly.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
holly
n 1: any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and
shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
2: United States rock star (1936-1959) [syn: Holly, Buddy
Holly, Charles Hardin Holley]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Holly, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 1048
Housing Units (2000): 449
Land area (2000): 0.754751 sq. miles (1.954797 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.754751 sq. miles (1.954797 sq. km)
FIPS code: 37215
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 38.054520 N, 102.125398 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 81047
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Holly, CO
Holly
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Holly, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 6135
Housing Units (2000): 2509
Land area (2000): 2.782797 sq. miles (7.207410 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.291550 sq. miles (0.755112 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.074347 sq. miles (7.962522 sq. km)
FIPS code: 38700
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 42.797317 N, 83.623496 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 48442
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Holly, MI
Holly