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hollyberry

hollyberry 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 hollyberry

pluralhollyberries

Questions about hollyberry

What is hollyberry the alternative form of?
Hollyberry is the alternative form of holly berry.

Words near hollyberry in the dictionary

  1. holly-leaved barberry
  2. holly-leaved cherries
  3. holly-leaved cherry
  4. holly-lily
  5. hollyberries
  6. hollyberry
  7. hollyboy
  8. Hollybush
  9. Hollydeen
  10. Hollye
  11. Hollyfield

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