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What does holly mean?

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  1. Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
  2. The wood from this tree.
  3. (qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries
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The first is a davenport circa 1870, veneered in a number of woods including arbutus and holly.
This is a Federal-period game table by Robert G. Stevenson of mahogany, primavera, satinwood, ebony, holly, and pine.
Shrubs such as hawthorn, field maple, blackthorn, beech, hornbeam and holly make good hedging.
Winter birds prefer evergreens like holly and junipers, which provide shelter and food.
In direct contrast to a year before, holly berries were almost completely absent now, possibly because of the wet season.
A sprig of holly is added as a symbol of everlasting life, and the burning brandy a reminder of the rebirth of the sun.

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