"false holly" meaning in All languages combined

See false holly on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: false hollies [plural]
Etymology: From the superficial similarity of its leaves to true holly trees of the genus Ilex. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Ilex|genus}} Ilex Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} false holly (usually uncountable, plural false hollies)
  1. A flowering shrub or tree of species Osmanthus heterophyllus, in the olive family, native to East Asia. Wikipedia link: Osmanthus heterophyllus Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: holly olive, holly osmanthus
    Sense id: en-false_holly-en-noun-yWbqa5F~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Olive family plants

Inflected forms

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