holm oak

noun

: a southern European evergreen oak (Quercus ilex)

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Both Son Ermità and its sister development, Binidufà, stand among holm oaks, strawberry trees, olive trees, the occasional pine tree in a setting that is wonderfully peaceful. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 In it, a twelve-year-old boy, Cosimo, rebels against his aristocratic family, and the Enlightenment’s false divide between nature and culture, by climbing a holm oak and spending his life in the canopy. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Cosimo, the main character, lives a full and adventurous life in the trees, among the branches of holm oaks, cork oaks, oaks, olive trees, beech trees and chestnut trees. — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 Cement stairs quickly gave way to a cobblestoned mule track that led through groves of chestnut and holm oak. — Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025 It was designed with 50 plant species, including Lebanon cedars, holm oaks, pines, cypress, walnuts, pomegranates and a historic olive tree. — Ann Abel, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 The surrounding chestnut, beech, holm oak forests and nut orchards are roamed by wild horses. — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 21 Aug. 2021 There are also wild olive trees, holm oaks, and classic Mediterranean scrub with mastic, corbèzzolo, myrtle, cistus, broom and juniper. — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of holm oak was in 1597

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“Holm oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holm%20oak. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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