barberry
a shrub of the genus Berberis, especially B. vulgaris, having yellow flowers in elongated clusters.: Compare barberry family.
the red, elongated, acid fruit of this shrub.
Origin of barberry
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How to use barberry in a sentence
Inside there was no longer a hint of Mrs. barberry, even a dropped handkerchief agreeably scented.
Hilda | Sarah Jeanette DuncanVal fled to the wilderness, and in the neighborhood of the barberry-bush flung out her arms and apostrophized the heavens.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsHere the first generation grows on barberry leaves, and produces a kind of spore called an æcidium spore.
The teleutospores only germinate on barberry leaves, and there reproduce the original æcidium generation.
Berberis Thunbergii, or barberry, makes a fine hedge, on account of its beautiful foliage and scarlet fruit.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd Ely
British Dictionary definitions for barberry
/ (ˈbɑːbərɪ) /
any spiny berberidaceous shrub of the widely distributed genus Berberis, esp B. vulgaris, having clusters of yellow flowers and orange or red berries: widely cultivated as hedge plants
the fruit of any of these plants
Origin of barberry
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