barberry family — the plant family Berberidaceae, characterized by shrubs and herbaceous plants having very varied leaves and flowers and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the barberry, May apple, and Oregon grape. * * * … Universalium
barberry — [bär′ber΄ē, bär′bə rē] n. pl. barberries [ME berberie (infl. by berie,BERRY) < ML barberis < Ar barbārīs] 1. any of a genus (Berberis) of spiny shrubs of the barberry family, with sour, red berries and yellow flowers: it is often used for… … English World dictionary
barberry — /bahr ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. barberries. 1. a shrub of the genus Berberis, esp. B. vulgaris, having yellow flowers in elongated clusters. Cf. barberry family. 2. the red, elongated, acid fruit of this shrub. [1350 1400; ME barbere < ML… … Universalium
barberry — noun Etymology: Middle English berberie, from Medieval Latin berberis, from Arabic barbārīs Date: 14th century any of a genus (Berberis of the family Berberidaceae, the barberry family) of shrubs usually having spines, usually yellow flowers, and … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Berberidaceae — noun shrubs or herbs • Syn: ↑Berberidaceae, ↑barberry family • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
California barberry — Mahonia pinnata California barberry Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division … Wikipedia
wintergreen barberry — noun : a Chinese evergreen shrub (Berberis julianae) that is used as an ornamental and has glabrous branchlets, 3 parted spines, acute spiny toothed leaves, and black fruit * * * a Chinese evergreen shrub, Berberis julianae, of the barberry… … Useful english dictionary
List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… … Wikipedia
magnoliid dicot family — noun family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Annonaceae, ↑family Annonaceae, ↑custard apple family, ↑Berberidace … Useful english dictionary
wintergreen barberry — a Chinese evergreen shrub, Berberis julianae, of the barberry family, having spiny leaves, dark green above, pale beneath, clusters of yellow flowers, and bluish black fruit. * * * … Universalium
