berberis
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of berberis
C19: from Medieval Latin, of unknown origin
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Forman instead brewed up harmless-sounding potions, including one made of "sage, marjoram, elderbuds, ashbuds, berberis, liquorice, aniseed, aloes and juniper berries."
From Time Magazine Archive
We observed no quadrupeds; but, of the feathered tribe, we found woodpeckers, kingfishers, and woodcocks, and in the sheltered nooks several humming-birds were darting about the flowery underwood of berberis, fuchsia, and arbutus.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy
"Yes, but I don't know what an old berberis looks like," said Guy, hopelessly, "let alone a new one."
From Plashers Mead A Novel by Compton MacKenzie
Above us were masses of pink and mauve rhododendrons, flowering cherries, viburnum, berberis, roses and other delightful shrubs.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Birches, wild roses and berberis were the commonest shrubs, while nearly every rock was covered with an extremely pretty rose-coloured creeper, which in places caused the hillsides to look quite pink.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
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