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false holly

false holly noun: a flowering shrub or tree of species Osmanthus heterophyllus, in the olive family, native to East Asia.

Noun

false holly (usually uncountable, plural false hollies)

  1. (usually) A flowering shrub or tree of species Osmanthus heterophyllus, in the olive family, native to East Asia.

false holly meaning in Tamil

false holly in Tamil

சுண்டலி

Synonyms of false holly

Forms of false holly

pluralfalse hollies

Origin of false holly

From the superficial similarity of its leaves to true holly trees of the genus Ilex.

Questions about false holly

What does false holly mean?
False holly means a flowering shrub or tree of species Osmanthus heterophyllus, in the olive family, native to East Asia.
What is false holly in Tamil?
False holly in Tamil is சுண்டலி. See False holly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is false holly?
False holly is a noun.
What is the plural of false holly?
The plural of false holly is false hollies.

Words near false holly in the dictionary

  1. false hellebores
  2. false hemp
  3. false hermaphrodite
  4. false hermaphrodites
  5. false hollies
  6. false holly
  7. false imprisonment
  8. false imprisonments
  9. false ironwort
  10. false jalap
  11. false jewel beetle

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