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单词 hollies
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hollies in British English

plural noun
holly
 

holly in British English

(ˈhɒlɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -lies
1. 
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex, such as the Eurasian I. aquifolium, having bright red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
2. 
branches of any of these trees, used for Christmas decorations
3.  holly oak
See also sea holly
Word origin
Old English holegn; related to Old Norse hulfr, Old High German hulis, German Hulst, Old Slavonic kolja prick

Examples of 'hollies' in a sentence
hollies

Liz walked to the window glass and looked out at the doomed hollies.
Skelton, Alison Scott AN OLDER WOMAN
When the shadow of the hollies chilled the conservatory, they came in and had coffee by the drawing-room fire.
Skelton, Alison Scott AN OLDER WOMAN
Ah, the sea hollies, the tiny bulbs, the sages and cistus.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Choose your soil carefully to give hollies the best chance.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Clipped standard hollies look cool and classy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
For a start, there are the lesser-known hollies.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
My hollies are absolutely plastered with clusters of little fat flower buds this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Hollies always look happy, don't they - shining.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Hollies are not the only dioecious garden plants.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Perennial sea hollies (eryngiums) become floppy when not given a lean and hungry soil.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
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