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noun • (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly. • A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak. • An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot. • (chiefly West Yorkshire) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme. • Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland. | ||||||||
| 28% | 3 | Famous oak tree in England named Major Oak | ||||||
noun • the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring • a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves | ||||||||
| 28% | 6 | The California white oak (Quercus lobata), a species of oak tree | ||||||
noun • large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens • tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns | ||||||||
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