wintergreen barberry

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noun

a Chinese evergreen shrub, Berberis julianae, of the barberry family, having spiny leaves, dark green above, pale beneath, clusters of yellow flowers, and bluish-black fruit.

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How to use wintergreen barberry in a sentence

Inside there was no longer a hint of Mrs. Barberry, even a dropped handkerchief agreeably scented.
Hilda|Sarah Jeanette Duncan
Evidently this imposingly named product is practically a lanolin ointment containing oil of wintergreen and menthol.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Val fled to the wilderness, and in the neighborhood of the barberry-bush flung out her arms and apostrophized the heavens.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
A diminutive pine-tree, in a pot hung round with wintergreen, stood in the centre of the table.
Black Rock|Ralph Connor

Flavor the pink mass with wintergreen and the white one with peppermint.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences