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mahonia

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ma·ho·ni·a  (m-hn-)
n.
The Oregon grape.
[New Latin Mahonia, genus name, after Bernard McMahon (c. 1775-1816), Irish-born American botanist.]
mahonia [məˈhəʊnɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any evergreen berberidaceous shrub of the Asian and American genus Mahonia, esp M. aquifolium: cultivated for their ornamental spiny divided leaves and clusters of small yellow flowers
[New Latin, named after Bernard McMahon (died 1816), American botanist]
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Noun1.mahonia - evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and AsiaMahonia - evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia
genus Mahonia
magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
barberry family, Berberidaceae, family Berberidaceae - shrubs or herbs
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