Plural of holly

Forms of holly

Hollies in a sentence

• Ericaceous plants include camellias, hollies, hydrangeas, and maples as well as members of the Ericaceae.From the entry ericaceous
• Winter-blooming mahonias, or grape hollies, are catching on: Charity has fragrant yellow flowers.2008 January 24, Anne Raver, “What the Nurseries Like for Spring”, in New York Times. From the entry mahonia
• All Ilex hollies contain the bitter compound ilicin.1995, John Eastman, The Book of Swamp and Bog. From the entry ilicin
• The healthier of your two hollies is multi-stemmed, indicating that it was once stooled (cut down to a point just above the ground).2015 October 23, Helen Yemm, “How to rescue a dying holly tree [print version: Halt weed invasion, a holly tree's last stand, 24 October…. From the entry stool
• On all American hollies, a vertical incision, three-fourths of an inch above basal cut, helps materially in producing a better root system.1956, National Horticultural Magazine, volumes 35-36, American Horticultural Society, page 174. From the entry American holly

Meaning of holly

1. noun Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
2. noun The wood from this tree.
3. noun Any of several not closely related plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries.

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Questions about the plural of holly

What is the plural of holly?

The plural of holly is hollies.

Is holly countable?

Holly is a countable and uncountable noun.