barberry
n.
type of bush; fruit of this bush
Berberis
Barberry
barberry
Noun
1. any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) American barberry, Berberis canadensis
(member-holonym) Berberis, genus Berberis
Barberry
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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