Definition of barberry Barberry
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What does barberry mean?
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NounPlural: barberries |
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| barberry - any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries | ||
| shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||
| berberis, genus berberis large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds | ||
| american barberry, berberis canadensis deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries | ||
| berberis vulgaris, common barberry, european barberry upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- barberry (n.)
A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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barberry
bär′ber-i, n. a thorny shrub with yellow flowers and red berries, common in hedges. [Low L. berberis; the Ar. barbaris is borrowed.]
Wikipedia 
- Barberry is a type of shrub, usually with spines and yellow flowers and red or blackish berries.It is used for medicines.
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🔤- barberry, noun, singular of barberries.
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