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barberry |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Barberry \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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: barberry n : any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
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