Holm

(hōm) (Synop., § 130), n. [From A-S. holen, holly, as the holly is also called holm, and the leaves of one sort of the evergreen oak is called holly-leaved. See HOLLY.] (Bot.) The evergreen oak; the ilex. See HOLLY, 2.

(hōm), n. [A-S., L. Ger., & Dan. holm, Sw. holm, Icel. hōlmi, L. Lat. holmus, hulmus, allied to Russ. cholm, Slav. chlom, chlum, hill.] 1. An islet, or river isle. 2. A low, flat tract of rich land on the banks of a river. “The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms.” Tennyson.