houx

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French houx, from Old French hous, hos, houlx (“holly”), from Frankish *hulis.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /u/

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Noun

houx m (plural houx)

1. holly

Derived terms

• houx commun
• houx verticillé

Further reading

• “houx”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• houx on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr