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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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