Barberry

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Barberry \Bar"ber*ry\, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.]
     (Bot.)
     A shrub of the genus {Berberis}, common along roadsides and
     in neglected fields. {Berberis vulgaris} is the species best
     known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or
     sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers.


     The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also
     spelt {berberry}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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