HOLM

Holm

This page is a set index; for other uses of the term, see Holm There are numerous islands containing the word Holm, especially in Scotland. In many cases the name is derived from the Old Norse holmr, meaning "a small and rounded islet". These include:

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holm

Noun

  1. The holly.
  2. A common evergreen oak, of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Land that is liable to flooding; a river island.
  2. an islet, sometimes with holly bushes.


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