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holly

/ˈhɒli/ /ˈhɑli/

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noun

Остролист

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

Examples :

"We decorated the classroom with holly for the Christmas party. "

Мы украсили класс остролистом к рождественской вечеринке.

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noun

Древесина падуба

The wood from this tree.

Examples :

"The carpenter used holly wood to carve a small birdhouse. "

Плотник использовал древесину падуба, чтобы вырезать маленький скворечник.

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noun

Падуб

(with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

Examples :

"Even though it wasn't true Ilex holly, the gardener called the thorny bush with red berries "sea holly" because of its similar appearance. "

Хотя это и не была настоящая падуб Ilex, садовник назвал колючий куст с красными ягодами «морским падубом» из-за его схожего вида.