Oregon grape

noun

An evergreen shrub (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium) native to the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, having broadly serrated, glossy leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that develop into dark bluish-purple fruits.

Similar
holly-leaved barberryblue barberry, holly barberry, holly mahonia, mountain-grapeMahonia nervosaOregon holly grapehollygrapemountain grapeholly-leaves barberryMahonia aquifolium
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Meanings

nounOregon grape (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn evergreen shrub (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium) native to the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, having broadly serrated, glossy leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that develop into dark bluish-purple fruits.

    Synonyms: holly-leaved barberry, blue barberry, holly barberry, holly mahonia, mountain-grape

  2. uncountableAny of various related shrubs of the now often deprecated genus Mahonia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn evergreen shrub (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium) native to the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada, having broadly serrated, glossy leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that develop into dark bluish-purple fruits.

Similar
holly-leaved barberryblue barberry, holly barberry, holly mahonia, mountain-grape

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
Mahonia nervosa
Broader
shrubbush

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

Similar
Oregon holly grapehollygrapemountain grapeholly-leaves barberryMahonia aquifolium
Broader
shrubbush
Also see
mountain grape

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish mahonie
  • mahonieBerberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
Finnish mahonia
  • mahoniaBerberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
German Mahonie
  • MahonieBerberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
Polish mahonia
  • mahoniaBerberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
Russian маго́ния
  • маго́ния (magónija)Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
Spanish mahonia, uva de Oregón
  • mahoniaBerberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
  • uva de OregónBerberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
Swedish mahonia
  • mahoniaBerberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
Ukrainian магонія
  • магонія (mahonija)Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium
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Oregon grape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oregon%20grape

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oregon grape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oregon%20grape.

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