Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood.
1 A semicircle of evergreen holm oak curls round the back of this space.
2 The church is surrounded by magnificent trees, and of especial note is the huge holm oak which overshadows the rest.
3 Thriving moths include the Jersey Tiger, a spectacular day-flying moth, and the sombre Brocade, whose caterpillar feeds on non-native holm oak .
4 I released them at the edge of the olive grove, near a thicket of holm oak , and these they colonized successfully.
5 Arriving an hour before sunset I witness two juveniles making a flying sortie, exploring the holm oak and willows on the far bank.
6 Occasional woods of holm oak make darker patches on the landscape, and a few pines fringe the side of enclosure walls or towers.
7 It's much higher up, for a start, and sweet chestnuts mostly replace the holm oaks .
8 A Holm Oak tree in Northern Ireland has come sixth in the European Tree Of The Year contest.
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