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mahonia (iou)



mahonia noun. E19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Bernard McMahon (c 1775-1816), US botanist + -IA1.]
Any of various freq. cultivated Asian and N. American shrubs of the genus Mahonia, of the barberry family, with yellow flowers and prickly pinnate leaves; esp. the Oregon grape, M. aquifolium.