"false holly" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Osmanthus heterophyllus, a flowering shrub or tree of the olive family native to East Asia Wikipedia link: Osmanthus heterophyllus Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants Synonyms: holly olive, holly osmanthus

Inflected forms

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