Examples of holm oak in a Sentence
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Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.
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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
Untouched were the groves of holm oaks where, in the winter, porco preto, the black pigs who forage and feed on acorns, make the penultimate stop on their path to becoming some of the world’s best pork and ham.
—Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
The government is introducing legislation to encourage the planting of more slow-growing native species, such as cork trees, holm oaks or chestnut trees, which are more resilient to flames and can slow the advance of wildfires.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2018
The government is introducing legislation to encourage the planting of more slow-growing native species, such as cork trees, holm oaks, or chestnut trees, which are more resilient to flames and can slow the advance of wildfires.
—Barry Hatton, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2018
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
Untouched were the groves of holm oaks where, in the winter, porco preto, the black pigs who forage and feed on acorns, make the penultimate stop on their path to becoming some of the world’s best pork and ham.
—Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
The government is introducing legislation to encourage the planting of more slow-growing native species, such as cork trees, holm oaks or chestnut trees, which are more resilient to flames and can slow the advance of wildfires.
—Washington Post, 14 June 2018
The government is introducing legislation to encourage the planting of more slow-growing native species, such as cork trees, holm oaks, or chestnut trees, which are more resilient to flames and can slow the advance of wildfires.
—Barry Hatton, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1597, in the meaning defined above
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“Holm oak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holm%20oak. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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