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Definition of Holm oak
1. Noun. Hard wood of the holm oak tree.
2. Noun. Evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood.
Generic synonyms: Oak, Oak Tree
Definition of Holm oak
1. Noun. An evergreen tree, ''Quercus ilex'', native to the Mediterranean region ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holm Oak
Literary usage of Holm oak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Der. holm-oak, qv HOLLYHOCK, a kind of mallow. ... HOLM-OAK, the evergreen oak.
(E.) Cotgrave translates OF yeuse by ' the holme oake, barren scarlet oak, ..."
2. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"... limbs its tawny tendrils twine, — So shone th' out-leafing gold within the
shade Of dark holm-oak, and so its tinsel-bract Rustled in each light breeze. ..."
3. Familiar Trees by George Simonds Boulger (1907)
"but the only one that has been cultivated to any extent, or that will grow freely
throughout the greater part of our island, is the holm oak (Q. Ilex L). ..."
4. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1855)
"The leaves of these trees, those of the holm-oak excepted, are weighty, pulpy,
long, and jagged at the edges, and they do not turn yellow before they fall, ..."
5. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"—orfer, m. oat-field; — bau, m. the growing of oats; —bier, ». oat-beer; —Mm,
holm-oak, scarlet-oak, gall-bearing oak. фа'даг, ..."
6. Timber: A Comprehensive Study of Wood in All Its Aspects, Commercial and by Paul Charpentier, Joseph Kennell, tr (1902)
"This tree replaces the holm oak upon all the stony soils of the north of Tunis.
... Its timber may be compared to that of the holm oak: it is also heavy, ..."
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