holm

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The Tree of Freedom in Rab, Croatia, is a 105-year-old holm oak that stands as a symbol of community and heritage.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

Purple crocus flowers bloomed in groves of holm oak, and broom shrubs burst with yellow blooms.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2022

Flames ran through hectares of cork and holm oak forests that are native to the region.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2021

Between these tiny towns, expanses of golden wheat and grassland, punctuated by lone, broad-canopied holm and cork oaks, bring to mind the African savannah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 10, 2018

Alice, holding Lyra, had retreated further up the slope, but the open space was not very large: close-branched holm oaks with spiked leaves crowded in on all sides.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman