barberry

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English berberie, from Medieval Latin berberis (on which see Arabic بَرْبَارِيس (barbārīs)), influenced by berie (“berry”). Doublet of berberis and related to Berber. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹbɛɹi/ === Noun === barberry (plural barberries) Any of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries. Synonym: berberis The edible fruit of these shrubs. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Berberis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Berberis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Berberis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Berberis at USDA Plants database