Oregon grape

English

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

Noun

Oregon grape (uncountable)

1. 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

2. 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.