- Berberidaceae
- nounshrubs or herbs• Syn: ↑family Berberidaceae, ↑barberry family• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family• Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑order Ranales, ↑Ranunculales, ↑order Ranunculales• Member Meronyms:↑Berberis, ↑genus Berberis, ↑Caulophyllum, ↑genus Caulophyllum, ↑Epimedium, ↑genus Epimedium, ↑Mahonia, ↑genus Mahonia, ↑Podophyllum, ↑genus Podophyllum
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\\ˌbərbərəˈdāsēˌē, bərˌber-\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized: a family of shrubs or herbs (order Ranales) having the sepals and petals imbricated in several series and the fruit either a berry or a capsule
Useful english dictionary. 2012.