holm oak









holm oak


holm oak ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. an evergreen oak, Quercus ilex, of southern Europe, having foliage resembling that of the holly.

Origin of holm oak First recorded in 1590–1600 Examples from the Web for holm oak Historical Examples of holm oak

  • Towards the middle, where now stands the grand altar, was a holm-oak, covered with blossom as if it had been a Persian jessamine.

    Flemish Legends

    Charles de Coster

  • A group of planes gives pleasant shade above it; holm-oak Fol.

    The Bbur-nma in English

    Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

  • From her nest in the holm-oak tree the Nightingale heard him, and she looked out through the leaves, and wondered.

    The Happy Prince and Other Tales

    Oscar Wilde

  • Poles of laurel or elm are most free from worms, and a share-beam of oak and a plough-tree of holm-oak.

    Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

    Homer and Hesiod

  • This tree ruled for centuries, and then ceded the first place to the holm-oak, which is now giving way to the beech.

    Darwinism (1889)

    Alfred Russel Wallace

  • British Dictionary definitions for holm oak holm oak noun

    1. an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree, Quercus ilex, widely planted for ornament: the leaves are holly-like when young but become smooth-edged with ageAlso called: holm, holly oak, ilex
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