Holly /(hōl"ly̆)/

Hol·ly

Holly

adv.
  1. Wholly. [Obs.]

Holly

n.
  1. A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aquifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas. (Bot.)
  2. The holm oak. See 1st Holm. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds
Holly-leaved oak
the black scrub oak. See Scrub oak.
Holly rose
a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow flowers (Turnera ulmifolia).
Sea holly
a species of Eryngium. See Eryngium.