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Meaning of holly berry | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A red berry (botanically a drupe) borne on hollies.

Examples

Grubs, worms, and snails compose the chief food of these birds, though they are sometimes glad of holly berries and mistletoe.”
Squeaking with delight they ran along the pier in front of him, the little girls’ tam-o’-shanters alight like holly berries and Colin’s substantial boots going clip-clop like the hooves of an impatient pony.”
When Wendy leaped into the roil of elves that swarmed the sleigh, Santa lifted his radiant stepchild out of the turmoil—as though he plucked a holly berry from a cluster of leavesand squeezed her tight.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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