Barberry

['bɑːb(ə)rɪ] or ['bɑrbɛri]

Definition

(noun.) any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries.

Inputed by Heinrich--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Edited by Cathryn

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Pepperidge-bush.

Typist: Trevor

Definition

n. a thorny shrub with yellow flowers and red berries common in hedges.

Inputed by Elliot