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CHRISTMAS HOLLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Christmas holly mean? 

CHRISTMAS HOLLY (noun)
  The noun CHRISTMAS HOLLY has 1 sense:

1. an evergreen treeplay

  Familiarity information: CHRISTMAS HOLLY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHRISTMAS HOLLY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An evergreen tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American holly; Christmas holly

Hypernyms ("Christmas holly" is a kind of...):

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

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)


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