\Hol"ly\, adv.
Wholly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

\Hol"ly\, n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to
D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael.
cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st {Holm}, {Hulver}.]
1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Ilex}. The European
   species ({Ilex Aguifolium}) is best known, having glossy
   green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing
   berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.
Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at
      Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of
      good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and
      has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used
      as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative
      and emetic. The American holly is the {Ilex opaca}, and
      is found along the coast of the United States, from
      Maine southward. --Gray.
2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st {Holm}.
{Holly-leaved oak} (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See {Scrub
   oak}.
{Holly rose} (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow
   flowers ({Turnera ulmifolia}).
{Sea holly} (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See {Eryngium}.