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barberry
barberry [ brbəri ] (plural barberries)


noun 
Definition:
 
bush with red berries: a thorny flowering bush widely grown as a garden or hedge plant, especially a yellow-flowered variety that has orange or red berries. Native to: Asia.  Genus Berberis.
[14th century. < Old French berberis< medieval Latin barbaris, influenced by berry]
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