noun🔗ShareHouxAny of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas."We decorated the classroom with holly for the Christmas party. "Nous avons décoré la salle de classe avec du houx pour la fête de Noël.plantholidaytraditionnaturecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBois de houxThe wood from this tree."The carpenter used holly wood to carve a small birdhouse. "Le charpentier a utilisé du bois de houx pour sculpter un petit nichoir.materialplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHoux(with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries"Even though it wasn't true Ilex holly, the gardener called the thorny bush with red berries "sea holly" because of its similar appearance. "Même si ce n'était pas du houx Ilex véritable, le jardinier a appelé l'arbuste épineux aux baies rouges « chardon de mer » en raison de sa ressemblance.plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading