holm oak

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noun

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

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Origin of holm oak

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby holm oak

Holmes light, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., Holmes, Sherlock, holmic, holmium, holm oak, holo-, holobenthic, holoblastic, Holocaine, holocarpic

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How to use holm oak in a sentence

“The influence of the oak maturation casks on the final character of The Macallan is vital,” says MacPherson.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spanish oak, which has an open grain and high levels of tannin, gives you dried fruit, spice, and even chocolate flavors.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One month after the operation, Holm arrived in a ghostly Stanleyville posing as a State Department representative.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Nobody sent us over there to be sure it was a nice guy,” Holm says.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Shortly after leaving Stanleyville, Richard Holm and a Cuban pilot went down in a fiery plane crash.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Isabel sat on the bench under an ancient oak for half an hour or more, but took no note of the time.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
An oak gallery runs round two sides of the hall and descends in broad and gentle stairs down the right side of it.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
My smithy lies yonder, beyond that turn of the road and behind the biggest oak tree in the country.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Dorothy lighted a candle, and led the way up the wide oak staircase at the bottom of the hall to the chambers above.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
She led the way into a tiny parlour, very clean, very simple with its furniture of old oak and brass, and bade him sit.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for holm oak

holm oak

noun

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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