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hol⋅ly

  [hol-ee]
–noun, plural -lies.
1. any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, as I. opaca (American holly), the state tree of Delaware, or I. aquifolium (English holly), having glossy, spiny-toothed leaves, small, whitish flowers, and red berries.
2. the foliage and berries, used for decoration, esp. during the Christmas season.
Origin:
bef. 1150; ME holi(e), holyn, OE hole(g)n; c. Welsh celyn, Ir cuillean; akin to D, G hulst, F houx (< OHG hulis)
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holly 
c.1150, shortening of O.E. holegn "holly," from P.Gmc. *khuli- (cf. O.H.G. hulis, O.N. hulfr, M.Du. huls, Ger. hulst "holly"), cognate with M.Ir. cuilenn, Welsh celyn, Gael. cuilionn "holly," probably all from PIE base *qel- "to prick" (cf. O.C.S. kolja "to prick," Rus. kolos "ear of corn"). Fr. houx "holly" is from Frank. *huls.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: holly
—see SEA HOLLY
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