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barberry.

Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɑɹbɛɹi/
  1. Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.

  2. The edible fruit of these shrubs.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English berberie, from Medieval Latin berberis (on which see Arabic بَرْبَارِيس (barbārīs)), influenced by berie (“berry”). Doublet of berberis and related to Berber.

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