holm

noun6

1. •
   A holm oak (Quercus ilex), a common evergreen oak of Europe.
2. •
   Small island, islet.
3. •
   An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
4. •
   (dialect, Scotland) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet, often in Norse-influenced place-names.
5. •
   Rich flat land near a river, prone to flooding.

   • A Brownie once lived with Maxwell, Laird of Dalswinton, and was particularly attached to the Laird's daughter, the comeliest lass in all the holms of Nithsdale. — 1828
6. •
   Common holly (Ilex aquifolium).

   • The fruitfull Oliue, and the Platane round, / The caruer Holme, the Maple, seeldom inward sound. — 1590