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English noun: holly

1. holly (plant) any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges


Broader (hypernym)angiospermous tree, flowering tree


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


Member meronymgenus Ilex, Ilex

2. Holly (person) United States rock star (1936-1959)


SynonymsBuddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley


Instance hypernymballad maker, rock star, songster, songwriter









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