holly
/ˈhɑli/ noun B2- Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. · We'll deck the halls with boughs of holly.
- 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
Plural hollies
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