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holly-berry

holly-berry is the alternative form of holly berry.

Meaning of holly berry

Noun

holly berry (plural holly berries)

  1. A red berry (botanically a drupe) borne on hollies.
    • Grubs, worms, and snails compose the chief food of these birds, though they are sometimes glad of holly berries and mistletoe.[1864], “The Thrush”, in Illustrated Sketches of Natural History; Consisting of Descriptions and Engravings of Animals, 1st series, London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; […], →OCLC, page...

Forms of holly-berry

pluralholly-berries

Questions about holly-berry

What is holly-berry the alternative form of?
Holly-berry is the alternative form of holly berry.

Words near holly-berry in the dictionary

  1. holly oaks
  2. holly olive
  3. holly osmanthus
  4. Holly Springs
  5. holly-berries
  6. holly-berry
  7. holly-boy
  8. holly-leaved barberries
  9. holly-leaved barberry
  10. holly-leaved cherries
  11. holly-leaved cherry

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