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European holly

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Ilex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: ashe — Ilex aquifolium
  • Albanian: gjemb ujku — Ilex aquifolium
  • Arabic: بَهَشِيَّةٌ شَائِعَةٌ (bahašiyyatun šāʔiʕatun) — Ilex aquifolium
  • Basque: gorosti — Ilex aquifolium
  • Catalan: grèvol — Ilex aquifolium
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐洲冬青 /欧洲冬青 (Ōuzhōu dōngqīng) — Ilex aquifolium
  • Dutch: hulst — Ilex aquifolium
  • Dutch: steekpalm — Ilex aquifolium
  • French: houx — Ilex aquifolium
  • French: houx commun — Ilex aquifolium
  • West-Frisian: hulst — Ilex aquifolium
  • Galician: acivro — Ilex aquifolium
  • Galician: xardón — Ilex aquifolium
  • German: Stechpalme — Ilex aquifolium
  • German: Europäische Stechpalme — Ilex aquifolium
  • German: gemeine Stechpalme — Ilex aquifolium
  • German: gewöhnliche Stechpalme — Ilex aquifolium
  • Japanese: 西洋柊 (seiyō hiiragi) — Ilex aquifolium
  • Japanese: 柊黐 (hiiragimochi) — Ilex aquifolium
  • Korean: 유럽호랑가시나무 (yureophoranggasinamu) — Ilex aquifolium
  • Latin: acrifolium — Ilex aquifolium
  • Latin: aquifolium — Ilex aquifolium
  • Portuguese: azevinho — Ilex aquifolium
  • Russian: па́дуб остроли́стный (pádub ostrolístnyj) — Ilex aquifolium
  • Serbo-Croatian: цр̀ника — Ilex aquifolium
  • Serbo-Croatian: чѐсмина — Ilex aquifolium
  • Serbo-Croatian: cr̀nika — Ilex aquifolium
  • Serbo-Croatian: čèsmina — Ilex aquifolium
  • Slovene: česmína — Ilex aquifolium
  • Spanish: acebo — Ilex aquifolium
  • Turkish: çoban püskülü — Ilex aquifolium
  • Turkish: çobanpüskülü — Ilex aquifolium
  • Turkish: dikenli defne — Ilex aquifolium
  • Welsh: celyn — Ilex aquifolium
  • Welsh: celynnen — Ilex aquifolium