OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16780

holly

/ˈhɒli/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acebo
Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
Have a tree or two the witches particularly like, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, e…
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