American barberry

American barberry
noun
deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries
Hypernyms: ↑barberry

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized A
: a shrub (Berberis canadensis) of the southeastern United States with brown branches and flowers in short umbelliform clusters — called also Allegheny barberry

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  • Berberis canadensis — noun deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries • Syn: ↑American barberry • Hypernyms: ↑barberry …   Useful english dictionary

  • Berberis canadensis Mill. — Symbol BECA2 Common Name American barberry Botanical Family Berberidaceae …   Scientific plant list

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