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mahonia


ma·ho·nia

noun \mə-ˈhō-nē-ə\

Definition of MAHONIA

: any of a genus (Mahonia) of American and Asian shrubs (as the Oregon grape) of the barberry family

Origin of MAHONIA

New Latin, from Bernard McMahon †1816 American botanist
First Known Use: 1818

Rhymes with MAHONIA

bignonia, clintonia, Estonia, Franconia, Ionia, Laconia, Livonia, Pannonia, paulownia, Polonia, Slavonia, Snowdonia, valonia, Wallonia, zirconia

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