barberry: Meaning and Definition of
bar•ber•ry
Pronunciation: (bär'ber"ē, -bu-rē), [key] — pl. -ries.
- a shrub of the genus Berberis, esp. B. vulgaris, having yellow flowers in elongated clusters. Cf. barberry family.
- the red, elongated, acid fruit of this shrub.
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