oregon grape

Or·e·gon grape

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awr-i-guh n, ‐gon, or‐ greyp]
- /ˈɔr ɪ gən, ‐ˌgɒn, ˈɒr‐ greɪp/
- /ˈɒrɪgən ɡreɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-i-guh n, ‐gon, or‐ greyp]
- /ˈɔr ɪ gən, ‐ˌgɒn, ˈɒr‐ greɪp/

Definitions of oregon grape words

noun oregon grape an evergreen shrub, Mahonia aquifolium, of the barberry family, of the western coast of the U.S., having small blue berries and yellow flowers that are the state flower of Oregon. 1
noun oregon grape the berry itself. 1
noun oregon grape an evergreen berberidaceous shrub, Mahonia aquifolium, of NW North America, having yellow fragrant flowers and small blue edible berries 0
noun oregon grape the berry of this shrub 0
noun oregon grape mahonia 0

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Origin of oregon grape

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Oregon grape

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oregon grape popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oregon grape usage trend in Literature

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