Holly-leaves barberry (original) (raw)

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("holly-leaves barberry" is a kind of...):

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

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