a bush or small tree with hard shiny leaves with sharp points and bright red berries in winter, often used as a decoration at Christmas 冬青 a sprig of holly 冬青树枝
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHolly is used before these nouns:- berry
- wreath
Word OriginMiddle English holi, shortened form of Old English holegn, holen, of Germanic origin; related to German Hulst.