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holly berry

holly berry noun: a red berry (botanically a drupe) borne on hollies.

holly berry: a red berry (botanically a drupe) borne on hollies
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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...
    • Squeaking with delight they ran along the pier in front of him, the little girls’ tam-o’-shanters alight like holly berries and Colin’s substantial boots going clip-clop like the hooves of an impatient pony.1934, Elizabeth Goudge, chapter VI, in Island Magic, London: Hodder and Stoughton, published March 1949 (2nd impression), →OCLC, section II, page 196

Forms of holly berry

pluralholly berries
alternative formholly-berry
alternative formhollyberry

Questions about holly berry

What does holly berry mean?
Holly berry means a red berry (botanically a drupe) borne on hollies.
What part of speech is holly berry?
Holly berry is a noun.
What is the plural of holly berry?
The plural of holly berry is holly berries.

Words near holly berry in the dictionary

  1. holluschuckie
  2. holly
  3. holly barberries
  4. holly barberry
  5. holly berries
  6. holly berry
  7. holly blue
  8. holly blues
  9. holly boy
  10. holly boys
  11. Holly Hill

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