MAHONIA

Mahonia, genus Mahonia

(noun) evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

mahonia (plural mahonias)

Any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs.

Anagrams

• IMNAAHO

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*ho"ni*a, n. Etym: [Named after Bernard McMahon.] (Bot.)

Definition: The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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