holms
noun
Meaning
- (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.
- A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
- An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
- (chiefly West Yorkshire) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme.
- Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.
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