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barberries
Variant of barberry
barberry
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bar·berry (bär′ber′ē, -bə rē)
noun pl. barberries -·ries
- any of a genus (Berberis) of spiny shrubs of the barberry family, with sour, red berries and yellow flowers: it is often used for hedges
- the berry
Etymology: ME berberie (infl. by berie, berry) < ML barberis < Ar barbārīs
adjective
designating a family (Berberidaceae) of mostly spiny dicotyledonous plants, (order Ranunculales), including the May apple and mahonia
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