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# holly

noun (holly, hollies)

«holly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An evergreen bush or tree with shiny, prickly dark green leaves and bright red berries in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#m1)
2. Its branches used to decorate homes and churches at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons it is an evergreen plant that keeps its leaves in winter; birds eat its berries. At Christmas it decorates houses, wreaths and cards; in the carol «The Holly and the Ivy» Christians link it to Jesus. Phrases: holly and ivy, a sprig of holly, holly berries, holly wreath.

### Examples

- We decorated the front door with a holly wreath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#x1)
- Holly leaves are shiny and prickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#x2)
- Birds eat the red holly berries in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#x3)
- The carol «The Holly and the Ivy» is sung at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#x4)
- Be careful picking holly; the leaves are sharp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#x5)
- A sprig of holly sat on top of the Christmas pudding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#x6)
- They sat down under a holly tree and both poured forth their woes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/#x7)

### Note

Plural: hollies. Holly berries are poisonous to people; do not eat them. Also a girl's name (Holly). Do not confuse with «holy» (sacred), which has one l.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «holly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«holly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/holly.html) on Mova free.