AMERICAN HOLLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does American holly mean? 

• AMERICAN HOLLY (noun)
  The noun AMERICAN HOLLY has 1 sense:

1. an evergreen tree

  Familiarity information: AMERICAN HOLLY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMERICAN HOLLY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An evergreen tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

American holly; Christmas holly

Hypernyms ("American holly" is a kind of...):

holly (any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges)

poisonous plant (a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)