agarita
[ ag-uh-ree-tuh, ah-guh- ]
/ ˌæg əˈri tə, ˌɑ gə- /
noun
a tall shrub, Mahonia trifoliolata, of the barberry family, of southwestern North America, having stiff, oblong leaflets with spiny teeth and a red fruit used in jelly.
Also
algerita.
Origin of agarita
1885–90,
Americanism; < Mexican Spanish
agrito, probably derivative of Spanish
agrio bitter, Old Spanish
agro < Latin
ācr- (stem of
ācer sharp)
Words nearby agarita
agaric acid,
agaric mineral,
agaricaceous,
agaricin,
agaricus,
agarita,
agarose,
agartala,
agassi,
agassiz,
agastric