ma·ho·ni·a

(mə-hō′nē-ə)

Any of various shrubs classified either in the genus Mahonia or the genus Berberis, such as the Oregon grape.

[New Latin Mahonia, genus name, after Bernard McMahon (c. 1775-1816), Irish-born American botanist .]

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mahonia

(məˈhəʊnɪə)

(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

[C19: New Latin, named after Bernard McMahon (died 1816), American botanist]

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ma•ho•ni•a

(məˈhoʊ ni ə)

n., pl. -ni•as.

any of various evergreen shrubs belonging to the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, including the Oregon grape.

[< New Latin (1818), after Bernard McMahon (c1775–1816), U.S. botanist, born in Ireland; see -ia]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Mahonia - 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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mahonia

mahônia

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OFFER of the week Fabulous winter-flowering evergreen shrub Mahonia Media Charity produces stunning green holly-like foliage and an abundance of small light-yellow flowers.

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The leatherleaf mahonia is about a month from flowering, as is the Japanese apricot, but a hybrid mahonia at Green Spring, remarkable for its size (15 feet by 8 feet) and named Winter Sun, is on the edge of full bloom.

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Historical straw bale construction workshop - Registration is underway for a free three-day workshop that opens Friday at 120 Shelton McMurphey Blvd., site of Mahonia, a straw bale construction project.

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