Holly-leaved oak (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak. -- Holly
rose (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera
ulmifolia). -- Sea holly (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.
Hol"ly*hock (?), n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf.
W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow.
Prob. so named because brought from the Holy Land. See Holy.] (Bot.) A
species of AlthÊa (A. rosea), bearing flowers of various colors; --
called also rose mallow.
Holm (?), n. [OE., prob. from AS. holen holly; as the holly is also
called holm. See Holly.] (Bot.) A common evergreen oak, of Europe
(Quercus Ilex); -- called also ilex, and holly.
Holm (?), n. [AS. holm, usually meaning, sea, water; akin to Icel.
hlmr, holmr, an island, Dan. holm, Sw. holme, G. holm, and prob. to E.
hill. Cf. Hill.]