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Meanings of holm oak in English

Portuguese
azinheira
Spanish
encina

Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood.

        azinheira
        Catalan
        fusta d'alzina

        Type of wood.

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              fusta d'alzina
              Synonyms
              Examples for "holm tree"
              Examples for "holm tree"
              1
              And he answered: Under a holm tree.
              The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
              2
              He answered: Under an holm tree.
              The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy
              3
              Who answered, Under an holm tree.
              Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible / Apocrypha
              4
              If my oak and holm tree accommodate my cattle with plenty of acorns, and their master with a copious shade?
              The Works of Horace
              1
              There are three varieties of large timber oaks in addition to the ilex and the prickly holly-leaved oak.
              Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879
              1
              Last Saturday morning I witnessed the destruction of an evergreen oak.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Beyond this, more prairie and a wood of evergreen oak.
              Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843
              3
              The ceiling was of wood, crossed by heavy beams of the evergreen oak, without ornament.
              Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
              4
              Here reigns perfect calm; moreover, there are some clumps of evergreen oak which will lend me their scanty shade.
              The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
              5
              Tyrol has the evergreen oak-12to 13 per cent.
              Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891
              Usage of holm oak in English
              1
              A semicircle of evergreen holm oak curls round the back of this space.
              The Guardian
              2
              The church is surrounded by magnificent trees, and of especial note is the huge holm oak which overshadows the rest.
              Seaward Sussex: The South Downs from End to End
              3
              Thriving moths include the Jersey Tiger, a spectacular day-flying moth, and the sombre Brocade, whose caterpillar feeds on non-native holm oak.
              The Guardian
              4
              I released them at the edge of the olive grove, near a thicket of holm oak, and these they colonized successfully.
              The corfu trilogy
              5
              Arriving an hour before sunset I witness two juveniles making a flying sortie, exploring the holm oak and willows on the far bank.
              The Guardian
              6
              Occasional woods of holm oak make darker patches on the landscape, and a few pines fringe the side of enclosure walls or towers.
              Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series
              7
              It's much higher up, for a start, and sweet chestnuts mostly replace the holm oaks.
              The Guardian
              8
              A Holm Oak tree in Northern Ireland has come sixth in the European Tree Of The Year contest.
              The Irish Times
              Translations for holm oak
              Portuguese
              azinheira
              Spanish
              encina