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OREGON GRAPE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries

Synonyms:

holly-leaves barberry; hollygrape; Mahonia aquifolium; mountain grape; Oregon grape; Oregon holly grape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Oregon grape" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries

Synonyms:

Mahonia nervosa; Oregon grape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Oregon grape" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

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