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Definition of "barberry" [bar•ber•ry]

  • Any of various shrubs of the genus Berberis having leaves that are often clustered, small yellow flowers, and red, orange, or blackish berries. They are grown as specimen or hedge plants. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "barberry" in a sentence
  • "Adjacent to the reserve's mowed fields are two "old fields" which have succeeded to shrubs, such as barberry, honeysuckle, bayberry and pasture rose."
  • "If you forgo a fence, thorned and prickly bushes such as barberry, hollies and rose bushes will discourage some dogs."
  • "• Berberine -- This potent yellow plant extract comes from goldenseal and barberry"