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berberis
/ ˈbɜːbərɪs /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of berberis1
C19: from Medieval Latin, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
Berberis Thunbergii, or Barberry, makes a fine hedge, on account of its beautiful foliage and scarlet fruit.
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Red-tinted Berberis always looks well alone, if three or four branches are boldly cut from two to three feet long.
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It is not a Bamboo at all, but allied to Berberis; the Chinese plant it for good luck near their houses.
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The berries of Berberis are edible; those of the native barberry are sometimes made into preserves.
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We have before us an Æcidium on leaves of Berberis vulgaris, collected at Berne by Shuttleworth in 1833.
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