Japanese barberry

American  

noun

1. a thorny barberry, Berberis thunbergii, of Japan, having yellow flowers and bearing bright-red fruit, grown as a hedge plant.

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Japanese barberry

Plucking a thorn from a nearby Japanese barberry bush, he scraped the yellow dust off, revealing three painted dots underneath.

From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2021

Japanese barberry has been bad for several plant species in New England.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2018

But these two variables are very clearly tied to a shared third variable: the epidemic spread of Japanese barberry.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2018

Another good move: Rid your property of Japanese barberry, an invasive plant that provides ticks with a “buffered microclimate” that keeps them from desiccating and dying.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2017

Several already are widespread throughout the state, such as burning bush, glossy buckthorn, multiflora rose, and Japanese barberry.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2017