berberis
berberis · berberises
Any of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus BerberisAny of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis.
large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds
Origin
From the genus name Berberis, from French berbère, from Medieval Latin barberis, from ArabFrom the genus name Berberis, from French berbère, from Medieval Latin barberis, from Arabic بَرْبَارِيس (barbārīs). Doublet of barberry and related to Berber.
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Forms
plural: berberises| Singular | berberis |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsshrub:barberrypepperidge bush
Close in meaning
- large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds:genus Berberis
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedberberine