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mahonia

ma-ho′ni-a

,
Noun.
[Named after
Bernard Mc
Mahon
.]
(Bot.)
The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (
Berberis Aquifolium
), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.

Definition 2024


Mahonia

Mahonia

See also: mahonia

Translingual

Mahonia aquifolia (Oregon grape)

Proper noun

Mahonia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae – certain barberries, now often included in Berberis.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

mahonia

mahonia

See also: Mahonia

English

Wikispecies

Noun

mahonia (plural mahonias)

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

Finnish

Noun

mahonia

  1. (botany) Oregon grape, Mahonia aquifolium.

Declension

Inflection of mahonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative mahonia mahoniat
genitive mahonian mahonioiden
mahonioitten
partitive mahoniaa mahonioita
illative mahoniaan mahonioihin
singular plural
nominative mahonia mahoniat
accusative nom. mahonia mahoniat
gen. mahonian
genitive mahonian mahonioiden
mahonioitten
mahoniainrare
partitive mahoniaa mahonioita
inessive mahoniassa mahonioissa
elative mahoniasta mahonioista
illative mahoniaan mahonioihin
adessive mahonialla mahonioilla
ablative mahonialta mahonioilta
allative mahonialle mahonioille
essive mahoniana mahonioina
translative mahoniaksi mahonioiksi
instructive mahonioin
abessive mahoniatta mahonioitta
comitative mahonioineen