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holly

hol.ly \'ha:l-e-\ n [ME holin, holly, fr. OE holegn; akin to OHG hulis 
   holl]y, MIr cuilenn 1a: any of a genus (Ilex) of trees and shrubs (family 
   Aquifoliaceae,  the holly family) having thick glossy spinymargined leaves 
   and usu. bright-red berries 1b: the foliage or branches of the holly  2: 
   any of various trees with foliage resembling that of a holly