holly vs mate

holly and mate both are nouns.

holly is not a verb while mate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
holly	Yes	No	No	No
mate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mate is a hyponym of holly; that is, mate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than holly:

holly: any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
mate: South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

Other hyponyms of holly include bearberry, Ilex decidua, possum haw, winterberry, evergreen winterberry, gall-berry, gallberry, Ilex glabra, inkberry, Ilex paraguariensis, Paraguay tea, American holly, Christmas holly, low gallberry holly, tall gallberry holly, yaupon holly, deciduous holly, juneberry holly, largeleaf holly, Geogia holly, common winterberry holly, smooth winterberry holly.

holly (noun)	mate (noun)
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges	a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
	an exact duplicate
	South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
	a person's partner in marriage
	the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
	the officer below the master on a commercial ship
	informal term for a friend of the same sex
	a fellow member of a team
	South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
	one of a pair

holly (verb)	mate (verb)
	place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
	engage in sexual intercourse
	bring two objects, ideas, or people together

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