English Explanatory Dictionary

Oregon grape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evergreen shrub (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium) native to the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, having broadly serrated, glossy leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that develop into dark bluish-purple fruits.
  2. Any of various related shrubs of the now often deprecated genus Mahonia.

Word forms

Oregon grape

Synonyms

holly-leaved barberry blue barberry, holly barberry, holly mahonia, mountain-grape

Derived words

Cascade Oregon grape creeping Oregon grape dwarf Oregon grape tall Oregon grape
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