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1. Holly
   (Ilex) This group consists of about 400 evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs as well as numerous hybrids and cultivars. These attractive plants are commonly known as Holly. Hollies range from compact dwarfs to large trees that can reach a height of up to 50 feet. Hollies are valued for their bea...
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2. Holly
   [n] - any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges 2. [n] - United States rock star (1936-1959)
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3. holly
   Hard, white wood with a close grain and fine texture, often stained a different colour. Holly was used for small pieces of inlaid decoration in solid oak and walnut in the 16th and early 17th centuries and for marquetry from the late 17th to late 18th centuries.
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4. Holly
   Hol'ly adverb Wholly. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.
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5. Holly
   Hol'ly (hŏl'lȳ) noun [ OE holi , holin , Anglo-Saxon holen , holegn ; akin to D. & German hulst , Old High German huls hulis , W. celyn , Armor. kelen , Gael. cuilionn , Ir...
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6. holly
   1. <botany> 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. ... The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at Christmas time, a...
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7. Holly
   • (n.) 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. • (adv.) Wholly. • (n.) The holm oak. See 1st Holm.
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8. holly
   any of the shrubs and trees of the genus Ilex, in the family Aquifoliaceae, comprising about 400 species of red- or black-berried plants, including ...
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9. Holly
   Holly is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Plant With Red Berries` Where is it used? The name Holly is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Hollie ( In English) From Old English. Holly appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 339. The name reached the top-100 4 ...
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10. Holly
    Holly is a variety of apple.
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11. holly
    holly, common name for members of the Aquifoliaceae, a family of widely distributed trees and shrubs, most numerous in Central and South America. The evergreen English holly (Ilex aquifolium), the common holly of Europe, cultivated also in North America, is closely associated with Christmas traditio...
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12. Holly
    Holly (Ilex) is a genus of plants of the family Aquifoliaceae, embracing a number of evergreen trees or shrubs. The common holly (Ilex aquifolium) is common in Britain and the Continent of Europe. It is a conical evergreen tree growing to a height of ten metres in Britain. It's leaves are dark- gree...
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13. holly
    Any of a group of trees or shrubs that includes the English Christmas holly (I. aquifolium), an evergreen with spiny, glossy leaves, small white flowers, and poisonous scarlet berries on the female tree. Leaves of the Brazilian holly (I. paraguayensis) are used to make the tea yerba maté...
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14. Holly
    (USA) A white/cream colored, close-grained, easy-to-work veneer; turns light brown with age. Width 5-8 inches.
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15. holly
    Hard, white wood with a close grain and fine texture, often stained a different colour. Holly was used for small pieces of inlaid decoration in solid oak and walnut in the 16th and early 17th centuries and for marquetry from the late 17th to late 18th centuries.
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16. Holly
    (disambiguation) `Holly` is a genus of about 400 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae. `Holly` or `Hollies` may also refer to: People: In entertainment: Places: United States : Canada : See also:
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17. Holly
    (Red Dwarf) `Holly` is the ship`s computer on the science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf. The character is played by Norman Lovett in Series I and II and, following a "head sex change" to look like his parallel universe alter ego "Hilly", played by Hattie Hayrid...
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18. Holly
    (name) `Holly` is an English given name that has mostly feminine use. The name derives from the name of the plant, from the Old English word holen. Because holly is used as decoration at Christmas, Holly is a name given to girls born around that time. Alternate versions include: Hollie...
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19. Holly
    (film) `Holly` is a 2007 drama film about an American stolen artifacts dealer in Cambodia who tries to save a young girl from child traffickers. The film was directed by Guy Moshe, and stars Ron Livingston, Chris Penn, and Thuy Nguyen. Shot on location in Cambodia, it includes many sce...
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