barberry

/ˌbɑrˈbɛri/

/ˈbɑbɛri/

Other forms: barberries

Definitions of barberry

1. noun

   any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
   types:

   American barberry, Berberis canadensis

   deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries

   Berberis vulgaris, European barberry, common barberry

   upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries

   Berberis thunbergii, Japanese barberry

   compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems