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Meaning
Noun
●
Any of various
shrubs
or (mostly) small
trees
, of the
genus
Ilex, either
evergreen
or
deciduous
, used as
decoration
especially at Christmas.
●
The
wood
from this tree.
●
Any of several not
closely
related
plant
species
likened
to Ilex because of their
prickly
,
evergreen
foliage
and/or
round, bright-red berries
Name
●
A
female
given name
from English.
●
A
topographic
surname
from Middle English.
●
A
male
given name
transferred
from the surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
holly
English
holly
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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