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Barberry - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Barberry : (noun)
1: any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly
stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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