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. A flowering shrub or tree of species Osmanthus heterophyllus, in the olive family, native to East Asia.

Synonyms

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