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OREGON GRAPE
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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:
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)