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mahonia

mahonia noun: any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs.

mahonia: any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs
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Noun

mahonia (plural mahonias)

  1. Any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs.
    • Winter-blooming mahonias, or grape hollies, are catching on: Charity has fragrant yellow flowers.2008 January 24, Anne Raver, “What the Nurseries Like for Spring”, in New York Times

Forms of mahonia

pluralmahonias

Origin of mahonia

From the genus name.

Questions about mahonia

What does mahonia mean?
Mahonia means any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs.
What part of speech is mahonia?
Mahonia is a noun.
What is the plural of mahonia?
The plural of mahonia is mahonias.

Words near mahonia in the dictionary

  1. mahone
  2. Mahone Bay
  3. mahones
  4. Mahoney
  5. Mahoneys
  6. mahonia
  7. mahonias
  8. Mahoning
  9. Mahoning County
  10. Mahons
  11. Mahony

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