Definitions for: Barberry

[n] any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries

Webster (1913) Definition: Bar"ber*ry, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.]
(Bot.)
A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and
in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known;
its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and
have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark
dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also spelt
berberry.]

See Also: American barberry, Berberis, Berberis canadensis, Berberis thunbergii, Berberis vulgaris, bush, common barberry, European barberry, genus Berberis, Japanese barberry, shrub

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