berberis

berberis means any of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Etymology

From the genus name Berberis, from French berbère, from Medieval Latin barberis, from Arabic بَرْبَارِيس (barbārīs). Doublet of barberry and related to Berber.

noun

Any of very many evergreen or deciduous shrubs of the genus Berberis.

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Often followed by

vulgaris thunbergii aquifolium spp aristata darwinii thunbergi nervosa asiatica sp x species julianae repens stenophylla buxifolia lycium

Often preceded by

barberry see berberidaceae leaved yellow shrubs grape purple