Hypertext Webster Gateway: "holly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Holm \Holm\, 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Holly \Hol"ly\, adv.
Wholly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Holly \Hol"ly\, 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 Aguifolium}) is best known, having glossy
green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing
berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.
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.
2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st {Holm}.
{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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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