Meanings
nounEuropean holly (uncountable)
- uncountableIlex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime
Synonyms: common holly, English holly, Christmas holly
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIlex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime
Translations
Arabic بَهَشِيَّةٌ شَائِعَةٌ
- بَهَشِيَّةٌ شَائِعَةٌ (bahašiyyatun šāʔiʕatun)Ilex aquifolium
Basque gorosti
- gorostiIlex aquifolium
Catalan grèvol
- grèvolIlex aquifolium
Chinese Mandarin 歐洲冬青 /欧洲冬青
- 歐洲冬青 /欧洲冬青 (Ōuzhōu dōngqīng)Ilex aquifolium
Dutch hulst, steekpalm
- hulstIlex aquifolium
- steekpalmIlex aquifolium
Finnish euroopanorjanlaakeri
- euroopanorjanlaakeriIlex aquifolium
French houx, houx commun
- houxIlex aquifolium
- houx communIlex aquifolium
German Stechpalme, Europäische Stechpalme
- StechpalmeIlex aquifolium
- Europäische StechpalmeIlex aquifolium
- gemeine StechpalmeIlex aquifolium
- gewöhnliche StechpalmeIlex aquifolium
Japanese 西洋柊, 柊黐
- 西洋柊 (seiyō hiiragi)Ilex aquifolium
- 柊黐 (hiiragimochi)Ilex aquifolium
Korean 유럽호랑가시나무
- 유럽호랑가시나무 (yureophoranggasinamu)Ilex aquifolium
Latin acrifolium, aquifolium
- acrifoliumIlex aquifolium
- aquifoliumIlex aquifolium
Portuguese azevinho
- azevinhoIlex aquifolium
Russian па́дуб остроли́стный
- па́дуб остроли́стный (pádub ostrolístnyj)Ilex aquifolium
Spanish acebo
- aceboIlex aquifolium
Turkish çoban püskülü, çobanpüskülü
- çoban püskülüIlex aquifolium
- çobanpüskülüIlex aquifolium
- dikenli defneIlex aquifolium
Welsh celyn, celynnen
- celynIlex aquifolium
- celynnenIlex aquifolium
Cite this entry
APA
European holly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20holly
MLA
“European holly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20holly. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “European holly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/European%20holly.
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