Oregon grape

English

an Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium)

Noun

Oregon grape (uncountable)

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.
Synonyms: holly-leaved barberry; blue barberry, holly barberry, holly mahonia, mountain-grape
Any of various related shrubs of the now often deprecated genus Mahonia.

Derived terms

Cascade Oregon grape (Berberis nervosa, syn. Mahonia nervosa)
creeping Oregon grape (Berberis repens, syn. Mahonia repens)
dwarf Oregon grape (Berberis nervosa, syn. Mahonia nervosa)
tall Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium)

Translations

Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium

Danish: mahonie
Finnish: mahonia (fi)
German: Mahonie f
Kutenai: nahuk
Navajo: chéchʼil ntłʼizí yiltʼąąʼí
Polish: mahonia (pl) f
Russian: маго́ния f (magónija)
Spanish: mahonia f, uva de Oregón f
Swedish: mahonia (sv) c
Ukrainian: магонія f (mahonija)

References

Oregon grape on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Mahonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mahonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Mahonia at Plants of the World Online
Berberis aquifolium at Plants of the World Online
“Oregon grape”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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