English noun: holly |
1. | holly (plant) any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges |
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| Broader (hypernym) | angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | American holly, bearberry, Christmas holly, common winterberry holly, deciduous holly, evergreen winterberry, gall-berry, gallberry, Geogia holly, Ilex decidua, Ilex glabra, Ilex paraguariensis, inkberry, juneberry holly, largeleaf holly, low gallberry holly, mate, Paraguay tea, possum haw, smooth winterberry holly, tall gallberry holly, winterberry, yaupon holly |
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| Member meronym | genus Ilex, Ilex |
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2. | Holly (person) United States rock star (1936-1959) |
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| Synonyms | Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley |
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| Instance hypernym | ballad maker, rock star, songster, songwriter |
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