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Oregon grape

n.

Any of various evergreen shrubs of the genus Mahonia, especially M. aquifolium of northwest North America, having compound leaves with spiny-toothed leaflets and black berries with blue bloom.

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Oregon grape

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an evergreen berberidaceous shrub, Mahonia aquifolium, of NW North America, having yellow fragrant flowers and small blue edible berries

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the berry of this shrub

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Oregon grape - small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries Mahonia nervosa bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	Oregon grape - ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries holly-leaves barberry, hollygrape, Mahonia aquifolium, mountain grape, Oregon holly grape bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems