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mahonia

American  
[muh-hoh-nee-uh] / məˈhoʊ ni ə /

noun

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

mahonia British  
/ məˈhəʊnɪə /

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of mahonia

< New Latin (1818), after Bernard Mc Mahon (c1775–1816), U.S. botanist, born in Ireland; -ia

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