/ag'euh ree"teuh, ah'geuh-/ , n.
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 .
[ 1885-90, Amer.; agrito, prob. deriv. of Sp agrio bitter, OSp agro acr- (s. of acer sharp) ]