holly oak

American  

noun

1. holm oak.

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Etymology

Origin of holly oak

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

NatureScot estimates that about 800,000 trees have been planted and although most are Scots pine the woodlands also contain birch, holly, oak, rowan and aspen.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022

What is Burnes’ holly oak, or lily oak?

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

All the slopes are one solid mass of shrubbery—laurel, juniper, dwarf conifers, holly oak, and brilliant flowers innumerable.

From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by Davidson, George

Ilex was the ancient name, not of these plants, but of the holly oak.

From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Blanchan, Neltje

In the afternoon, we came into a higher and wilder region, where the road led through thickets of wild olive, holly, oak, and lauristinus, with occasional groves of pine.

From The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain by Taylor, Bayard