Bar·ber·ry n. 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.]
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Berberis vulgaris
n : upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in
United States having clusters of juicy berries [syn: common
barberry, European barberry]