NOUN
- evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
- hard wood of the holm oak tree
How To Use holm oak In A Sentence
- Human impact, mainly from grazing, fires, and firewood collection, has transformed the majority of the existing holm oak forest into secondary, dense shrubland, known as "maquis", or into agroforestry landscapes constituted by scattered trees on grasslands or crops. Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests
- The variety of substrates and climates leads to a diverse mix of vegetation including holm oak forests, cork oak forests, wild olive and carob woodlands, as well as extensive Berber thuya forest. Mediterranean woodlands and forests
- The “chêne vert” I planted in my front garden (holm oak) is called “Quercus ilex”. Vert - French Word-A-Day
- Manuel Maldonado, hails from Extremadura, where pampered pigs roam free while gorging themselves on the fruits of the encina, or Holm Oak (Quercus ilex). The Register
- In and around the Olympic village, acacias and evergreen Holm oaks are given prominence.
- The site-contractors were already at work, clearing the holm oaks and umbrella pines that had endured since Roman times, surviving forest fires and military invasions. Ballardian » The Office Park
- Holm oak and tamarisk withstand the wind and salt spray and give shelter to the birds.
- Holm oak and tamarisk withstand the wind and salt spray and give shelter to the birds.
- In Portuguese, it was called carrasqueira, in English, holm oak. Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
- The gardens which surround the property include beech, lime and holm oak trees while in the eastern corner is an ancient churchyard.