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berberis en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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Deriveds

berberine · berberin

Synonyms

pepperidge bush (shrub) · barberry (shrub)