holm oak

noun

1. hard wood of the holm oak tree

• Hypernyms: ↑oak

2. evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood

• Syn: ↑holm tree, ↑holly-leaved oak, ↑evergreen oak, ↑Quercus ilex

• Hypernyms: ↑oak, ↑oak tree

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noun

Etymology: holm (II)

1. : an evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) of southern Europe with leaves resembling those of holly

2. : the hard wood of the holm oak

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

[1590-1600]

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holm oak,

1. an evergreen oak of southern Europe with leaves like those of holly. It is also called the holm, holly oak, and ilex.

2. its hard wood.

╂[< holm² + oak]

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[hōm]

n. an evergreen southern European oak, with dark green glossy leaves. Also called or ilex. ● Quercus ilex, family Fagaceae

Origin:

late Middle English: holm, alteration of dialect hollin, from Old English holen ‘holly’