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holly
  • n  any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
  • n  United States rock star (1936-1959)
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holly-leaf cherry
  • n  California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
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holly-leaved cherry
  • n  California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
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holly-leaved oak
  • n  evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
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holly-leaves barberry
  • n  ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
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holly fern
  • n  any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly
  • n  tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum
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hollygrape
  • n  ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
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hollyhock
  • n  any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
  • n  any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
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holm oak
  • n  hard wood of the holm oak tree
  • n  evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
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holm tree
  • n  evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
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holman hunt
  • n  Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910)
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holmes
  • n  a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
  • n  United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
  • n  United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
  • n  English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
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holmium
  • n  a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
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holocanthus tricolor
  • n  gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil
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