berberis

British  

/ ˈbɜːbərɪs /

noun

1. any shrub of the berberidaceous genus Berberis See barberry

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Etymology

Origin of berberis

C19: from Medieval Latin, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Forman instead brewed up harmless-sounding potions, including one made of "sage, marjoram, elderbuds, ashbuds, berberis, liquorice, aniseed, aloes and juniper berries."

From Time Magazine Archive

A fine white clematis, a pink and white spir�a, a yellow berberis, white roses and the dark purple iris grew in profusion on either side of the path.

From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth

"Yes, but I don't know what an old berberis looks like," said Guy, hopelessly, "let alone a new one."

From Plashers Mead A Novel by MacKenzie, Compton

Saddle Island, like the others near it, is clothed with low stunted brushwood of beech, berberis, and arbutus, and the ground is covered with a species of chamitis, and other mountain plants.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert

Among them were occasionally seen the berberis ilicifolia and veronica, the latter of very small size.

From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert