We have already mentioned the evergreen or holm oak as common, and the cork oak occurs abundantly in some places.
The holm oak, ilex, is so called from its holly-like leaves.
Under ground, the holm oak bears a strange fruit—a fungus called “truffle” develops on the roots.
Occasional woods of holm oak make darker patches on the landscape, and a few pines fringe the side of enclosure walls or towers.
Ilex, ī′leks, n. the scientific name for Holly (which see): the evergreen or holm oak.
He was returning to the house, when someone called his name from underneath the holm oak.
A holm oak tree shaded one corner, and its thick dark foliage gave an unexpected depth to the green smoothness of the scene.