false holly

English

Etymology

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

Noun

false holly (usually uncountable, plural false hollies)

  1. Osmanthus heterophyllus, a flowering shrub or tree of the olive family native to East Asia

Synonyms
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