barberry

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barberry - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Barberry \Bar"ber*ry\, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.]
     (Bot.)
     A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and
     in neglected fields. Berberis 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.]
     [1913 Webster]

barberry - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  barberry
      n 1: any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly
           stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries