mahonia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia
    genus Mahonia.

WordNet


Ma*ho"ni*a noun
Etymology
Named after Bernard McMahon.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.

Webster 1913