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Meaning of MAHONIA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia
 
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 Synonyms: genus Mahonia
 
 See Also: barberry family, Berberidaceae, family Berberidaceae, magnoliid dicot genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ma*ho"ni*a\, n. [Named after Bernard McMahon.] (Bot.)
The Oregon grape, a species of barberry ({Berberis
Aquifolium}), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.
 

 

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