barberry
Noun
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Any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries (synset 111718029)
subtypes:
- 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, common barberry, european 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
belongs to: berberis, genus berberis - large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
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