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单词 holm oak
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Definition of holm oak in English:

holm oak

nounˈhəʊm ˌəʊkˈhoʊm ˌoʊk
  • An evergreen southern European oak, which has dark green glossy leaves.

    圣栎。亦称EVERGREEN OAK 或ILEX

    Quercus ilex, family Fagaceae

    Also called evergreen oak or ilex
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Every day at the festival there are performances staged beneath the shade of a giant holm oak in the courtyard garden of a 19th century palace.
    • The gardens which surround the property include beech, lime and holm oak trees while in the eastern corner is an ancient churchyard.
    • Interspersed with the rocky scrub and holm oaks were olive groves and water-starved vines, their leaves limp, their fruit plump.
    • I'm currently sitting in Priory Park, on the banks of the city's defences in the shade of a beautiful holm oak so that I can see my laptop's screen on such a bright day.
    • But the Agriculture Department has since confirmed infections in a beech, a horse chestnut and a holm oak in a Cornish garden.

Origin

Late Middle English: holm, alteration of dialect hollin, from Old English holen 'holly'.

Definition of holm oak in US English:

holm oak

nounˈhōm ˌōkˈhoʊm ˌoʊk
  • An evergreen southern European oak, with dark green glossy leaves.

    圣栎。亦称EVERGREEN OAK 或ILEX

    Quercus ilex, family Fagaceae

    Also called evergreen oak or ilex
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But the Agriculture Department has since confirmed infections in a beech, a horse chestnut and a holm oak in a Cornish garden.
    • I'm currently sitting in Priory Park, on the banks of the city's defences in the shade of a beautiful holm oak so that I can see my laptop's screen on such a bright day.
    • The gardens which surround the property include beech, lime and holm oak trees while in the eastern corner is an ancient churchyard.
    • Interspersed with the rocky scrub and holm oaks were olive groves and water-starved vines, their leaves limp, their fruit plump.
    • Every day at the festival there are performances staged beneath the shade of a giant holm oak in the courtyard garden of a 19th century palace.

Origin

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

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