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mahonia definition

☆ ma·ho·nia (mə hō′nē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Mahonia) of low evergreen shrubs of the barberry family, with clusters of yellow flowers followed by blue berries

Etymology: ModL, after B. McMahon (1775?-1816), Am botanist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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