Meanings
plural holm oaks · alternative holm-oak
- An evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region.
Synonyms: holly oak, ilex, prine tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region.
More synonyms by meaning
nounevergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named from a resemblance to the holly plant, also known as holm.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πρῖνος, σμῖλαξ
- πρῖνος (prînos)evergreen tree, Quercus ilex
- σμῖλαξ (smîlax)evergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Arabic سِنْدِيَان
- سِنْدِيَان (sindiyān)evergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Basque arte
- arteevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Bulgarian вечнозелен дъб
- вечнозелен дъб (večnozelen dăb)evergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Catalan alzina
- alzinaevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Chinese Mandarin 冬青栎
- 冬青栎 (dōngqīnglì)evergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Czech dub cesmínovitý
- dub cesmínovitýevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Dutch groene eik
- groene eikevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Esperanto anzino, ilekskverko
- anzinoevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
- ilekskverkoevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Finnish rautatammi
- rautatammievergreen tree, Quercus ilex
French chêne vert, yeuse
- chêne vertevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
- yeuseevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
German Steineiche
- Steineicheevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Greek αριά
- αριά (ariá)evergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Hungarian magyaltölgy
- magyaltölgyevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Irish dair thoilm
- dair thoilmevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Italian leccio
- leccioevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Latin īlex
- īlexevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Polish dąb ostrolistny
- dąb ostrolistnyevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Portuguese azinheira
- azinheiraevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Russian дуб ка́менный
- дуб ка́менный (dub kámennyj)evergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Spanish encina, carrasca
- encinaevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
- carrascaevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Swedish stenek
- stenekevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Turkish pırnal meşe
- pırnal meşeevergreen tree, Quercus ilex
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with holm oak
Cite this entry
holm oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holm%20oak
“holm oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holm%20oak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holm oak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holm%20oak.
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