'Holly' definitions:

Definition of 'holly'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
noun
United States rock star (1936-1959) [syn: Holly, Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin Holley]

Definition of 'Holly'

From: GCIDE
  • Holly \Hol"ly\ (h[=o]l"l[y^]), adv. Wholly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Holly'

From: GCIDE
  • Holly \Hol"ly\ (h[o^]l"l[y^]), n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm, Hulver.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aquifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative and emetic. The American holly is the Ilex opaca, and is found along the coast of the United States, from Maine southward. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st Holm. [1913 Webster]
  • Holly-leaved oak (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See {Scrub oak}.
  • Holly rose (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia).
  • Sea holly (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'holly'

From: GCIDE
  • Holm \Holm\ (h[=o]m; 277), n. [OE., prob. from AS. holen holly; as the holly is also called holm. See Holly.] (Bot.) A common evergreen oak, of Europe (Quercus Ilex); -- called also ilex, and holly. [1913 Webster]

Holly, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Holly, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000) :
1048
Housing Units (2000) :
449
Land area (2000) :
0.754751 sq. miles (1.954797 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.754751 sq. miles (1.954797 sq. km)
FIPS code :
37215
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
38.054520 N, 102.125398 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
81047
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Holly, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Holly, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000) :
6135
Housing Units (2000) :
2509
Land area (2000) :
2.782797 sq. miles (7.207410 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.291550 sq. miles (0.755112 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.074347 sq. miles (7.962522 sq. km)
FIPS code :
38700
Located within :
Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location :
42.797317 N, 83.623496 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
48442
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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