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Meanings of Quercus ilex in inglés

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

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        Examples for "holm oak"
        Examples for "holm oak"
        1
        A semicircle of evergreen holm oak curls round the back of this space.
        The Guardian
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        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
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        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
        Translations for Quercus ilex
        portugués
        azinheira
        español
        encina