holm

noun

1. a small island in a river or lake, near the mainland or a larger island: used chiefly in place names
2. low, flat land by a river or stream; bottoms

Origin: ME < OE, sea: sense infl. by ON holmr, island < IE base *kel-, to project > hill

noun

1. holm oak
2. Dialectal holly

Origin: altered < holn, form of ME holin: see holly